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MMORPGWord on the streetWorgen Starting AreaWorld EventsWorld of QQWorld of Warcraft ScreenshotsWorlf of WarcraftWorold of WarcraftWurm OnlineXPXfireYouTube RepeatZombie Bearflair shardgossamer wingsillsionsmaggot Petmagician 1.5 Epicmoneypatch 3.3.0toorctrialvanguars SoHvarricECTmmo.com- MMO Blog: The Adventures of Kaozz...ECTmmo.com- MMO Blog: The Adventures of Kaozz...http://www.ectmmo.com/noreply@blogger.com (kaozz)Blogger1186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-8532476843908219738Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:15:00 +00002015-03-02T23:15:28.710-06:00Allods OnlineScreenshotsTroveEye Candy (Allods, Trove)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdklSXPsa7E/VPVBl--NDJI/AAAAAAAAReo/UTelVyViE0U/s1600/Allods_150222_185853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdklSXPsa7E/VPVBl--NDJI/AAAAAAAAReo/UTelVyViE0U/s1600/Allods_150222_185853.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire and I working on a quest... before he zipped up ten levels ahead of me.&nbsp;<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0r-94NvXitk/VPVBlyL0SdI/AAAAAAAARek/OW6sTkWEXOY/s1600/Allods_150222_233242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0r-94NvXitk/VPVBlyL0SdI/AAAAAAAARek/OW6sTkWEXOY/s1600/Allods_150222_233242.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gipat, one of my favorite zones.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKimm-IDxv4/VPVBl3Vs4wI/AAAAAAAAReg/euLkS5oyTrs/s1600/Allods_150223_040239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKimm-IDxv4/VPVBl3Vs4wI/AAAAAAAAReg/euLkS5oyTrs/s1600/Allods_150223_040239.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A calming view from Gipat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJnWSX6P8-Q/VPVBmfTfxmI/AAAAAAAARfM/rmgLkr5OOgw/s1600/Allods_150224_041243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LJnWSX6P8-Q/VPVBmfTfxmI/AAAAAAAARfM/rmgLkr5OOgw/s1600/Allods_150224_041243.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carry emote, too cute!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5JuXNWgXOQg/VPVBmq8ccqI/AAAAAAAARes/FioYY3pl82s/s1600/Allods_150227_050620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5JuXNWgXOQg/VPVBmq8ccqI/AAAAAAAARes/FioYY3pl82s/s1600/Allods_150227_050620.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the golden path...&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6VmR4v-_7g/VPVBnFnMk8I/AAAAAAAARe4/B2aw5oK7d4k/s1600/Allods_150302_011418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f6VmR4v-_7g/VPVBnFnMk8I/AAAAAAAARe4/B2aw5oK7d4k/s1600/Allods_150302_011418.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New mount, leaving Gipat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pNGYXetMhZ8/VPVBnPg647I/AAAAAAAARe8/oH3cFQPj2NU/s1600/Allods_150302_035648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pNGYXetMhZ8/VPVBnPg647I/AAAAAAAARe8/oH3cFQPj2NU/s1600/Allods_150302_035648.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first desert zone for the League side, I love desert zones.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DnlCXJs0Hk4/VPVB4pOsWmI/AAAAAAAARfY/uMXY1kY2Bcg/s1600/2015-02-24%2B235316.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DnlCXJs0Hk4/VPVB4pOsWmI/AAAAAAAARfY/uMXY1kY2Bcg/s1600/2015-02-24%2B235316.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simplicity at it's best- Trove.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VFvGlkQsms4/VPVB5OHxt2I/AAAAAAAARfg/dyfHUcKrER0/s1600/2015-02-25%2B063122.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VFvGlkQsms4/VPVB5OHxt2I/AAAAAAAARfg/dyfHUcKrER0/s1600/2015-02-25%2B063122.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too many people... random club party.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WEo605rDbQg/VPVB4yG7LfI/AAAAAAAARfc/UgpJy2BbHko/s1600/2015-02-25%2B063337.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WEo605rDbQg/VPVB4yG7LfI/AAAAAAAARfc/UgpJy2BbHko/s1600/2015-02-25%2B063337.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking out a club at a club party.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mxOs0cd-Bw/VPVB5VxYu6I/AAAAAAAARfk/iMQbfaj-SG8/s1600/2015-02-25%2B093741.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mxOs0cd-Bw/VPVB5VxYu6I/AAAAAAAARfk/iMQbfaj-SG8/s1600/2015-02-25%2B093741.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neon city.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9185r5TrNFc/VPVB5x6sGRI/AAAAAAAARfs/DM6YmR8SzgY/s1600/2015-02-26%2B091327.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9185r5TrNFc/VPVB5x6sGRI/AAAAAAAARfs/DM6YmR8SzgY/s1600/2015-02-26%2B091327.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roaming around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Te5WWkoFPA/VPVB6f9-tEI/AAAAAAAARf0/jTHbGfq_C6U/s1600/2015-02-26%2B120453.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Te5WWkoFPA/VPVB6f9-tEI/AAAAAAAARf0/jTHbGfq_C6U/s1600/2015-02-26%2B120453.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New throne mount, hanging out and building in my personal club world, which will forever be a work in progress!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XuOx0CfqoQg/VPVB6boFYTI/AAAAAAAARf4/m9sJwsu93QA/s1600/2015-03-03%2B034116.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XuOx0CfqoQg/VPVB6boFYTI/AAAAAAAARf4/m9sJwsu93QA/s1600/2015-03-03%2B034116.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice place for a Dracolyte to hang out at.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ysUjRo62EzI/VPVB63XxCzI/AAAAAAAARf8/JRb2_S0jUCc/s1600/2015-03-03%2B035157.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ysUjRo62EzI/VPVB63XxCzI/AAAAAAAARf8/JRb2_S0jUCc/s1600/2015-03-03%2B035157.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out from a random dungeon, cool view.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/03/eye-candy-allods-trove.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-7677188430559370260Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:14:00 +00002015-02-20T22:14:17.144-06:00Allods OnlineMMOmmorpgScreenshotsTroveAdventures in Allods and Trove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN5erYuGLgs/VOf9hE7_DuI/AAAAAAAARdY/cqxkltmPf58/s1600/Allods_150217_040655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN5erYuGLgs/VOf9hE7_DuI/AAAAAAAARdY/cqxkltmPf58/s1600/Allods_150217_040655.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My partner in crime all dressed to impress.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lots I've wanted to post about lately but I just keep putting things off with the blog. I suppose I'll do a round up next week. For now I just wanted to share some thoughts on what we've been playing and throw out some impressions. This month has been mostly full of Allods Online and Trove.<a name='more'></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Allods</b>, yup, still at it. Dire and I managed to play up to 29 and 32 on the F2P server. He always seems to pass me in levels. We really like the free to play server but kept wondering what the sub server was like so we ended up switching. Allods has two servers for those of us playing on the EN type server. You find many people speaking many different languages across both. The F2P server is very populated, people are all around and you can even find some PvP action in the leveling areas. The P2P server is much, much less populated. I estimate less than 100 active accounts. I often wonder of the future of this server. It's very quiet. You basically have huge zones to yourself. I am always flagged PvP and have yet to have anyone even bother me, I do it for the XP bonus. Dire has had one one run in with PvP. Other than that, people are alright. The server isn't all that friendly, so if you're looking for a populated server P2P is probably not ideal. For us, it isn't a big deal we have each other when we need help.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O5Na4fN_ycU/VOf9gJlUCDI/AAAAAAAARdM/HwBby6Ih_qA/s1600/Allods_150214_071541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O5Na4fN_ycU/VOf9gJlUCDI/AAAAAAAARdM/HwBby6Ih_qA/s1600/Allods_150214_071541.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had to save up for our mounts, but it was easily done as we saved every copper we've made and then had some to spare. The first mount is 40 gold and the next is around 400, but money starts to come in quickly the higher you level. The mounts here on the P2P server are a lot slower than what you can buy in the cash shop, but it is a nice feeling to earn your mount! We still have a ways to go, but we're 38 and 43, he's still higher than me. I mostly only play just with him.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you enjoy questing, questing and more questing, old school, vanilla WoW style, you'll really feel at home in Allods. Huge zones full of quests and more quests. Much is required of you to complete all the quests in each zone, or as close as you can, in order to have enough XP to level. Here you can also auto complete quests but they still require the stones (which you acquire from questing and leveling), and you can miss out on a lot of XP simply from not grinding through them. I haven't had an issue on this server, Dire has. On the other server it was worse without the XP bonus IMO. All in all it is relaxing and good. Dire really is having a great time. I didn't know if he'd like the game as much as he does. Then again games like GW2 or Trove, where there isn't a real direction (from quests), leave him feel like there isn't much to do. Thus it is great if you enjoy questing.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PSyPb3GFjA/VOf9f9FLnoI/AAAAAAAARdI/XoomgtLazYM/s1600/Allods_150213_170643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7PSyPb3GFjA/VOf9f9FLnoI/AAAAAAAARdI/XoomgtLazYM/s1600/Allods_150213_170643.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As we advance through the game I still can't get over how I much I love the music in each zone. The music is just <i>awesome</i>. I always have the music on, heck I even have some tunes on SoundCloud to listen to when I go walking, that's how much I enjoy the music in this game. The game still looks good in my eyes. It has a timeless storybook feel, much like WoW. The combat is good, it clicks with me. Depending on the class you choose, it can feel different with each. It is pretty polished and a very solid game that hasn't gotten as much attention as it should have. Many changes have come about since the days of Gpotato (previous publisher). The game is still receiving content and updates on a regular basis. Next month we get a new expansion with a new race! The game is quite popular is Russia. My only issue would be support. I put in a request for a transfer of my old account and yet no word as of yet. Support is quite slow.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DwZTtl5S9pw/VOf9iTeMxjI/AAAAAAAARd8/3bvQuHjTETo/s1600/Allods_150217_050726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DwZTtl5S9pw/VOf9iTeMxjI/AAAAAAAARd8/3bvQuHjTETo/s1600/Allods_150217_050726.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Valentine's event just went by. It wasn't all that in-depth but we managed to get some cool costumes. That is a plus, now we don't have to look so noobish. Most of it required us leaving the game running while we went AFK so people could shoot us with arrows for the currency we needed. Which was a lot, we needed 600 tokens... ugh.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>That's mostly what I have been playing, when Dire and I play together. If you're on the fence of trying it out or getting back in, give the F2P server a shot first. The subscription is a real decent bang for the buck as far as subscriptions go, there is no cash shop, no advantage with cash. It is a solid game with a lot of content and a real cool vibe. Very 'classic' feeling, without feeling outdated. Oh, and you can always do instances with mercenaries you can hire, which is a huge plus (both servers).&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NDrS2_7mDGE/VOf8esQDkHI/AAAAAAAARcs/DfGSzZEi2aA/s1600/2015-02-19%2B112400.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NDrS2_7mDGE/VOf8esQDkHI/AAAAAAAARcs/DfGSzZEi2aA/s1600/2015-02-19%2B112400.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Trove!</b> I adore Trove. It is the coolest game I never thought I'd play. Thus I still play it regularly. The simplicity and charm really draw me in. I've been dabbling around with a few classes, leveling some up. Grinding glim along the way for some of the new pets and eventually a new mount. I got the rare cat pet, which is awesome for the Dracolyte. It currently has a great damage to health (heal) effect. Quite OP if you ask me but I am NOT going to complain!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Plenty to do with building as well. Sometimes I run out and just search for recipes, recipe encounters seem to be showing up 30% more since the last update, yay! We also now have wings to glide with. They are interesting, even if I forget to use them sometimes.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEgWcAx1JPI/VOf8e5qDvHI/AAAAAAAARc0/MIgCmsqY6fc/s1600/2015-02-20%2B222910.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEgWcAx1JPI/VOf8e5qDvHI/AAAAAAAARc0/MIgCmsqY6fc/s1600/2015-02-20%2B222910.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our personal club, a work in progress!&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My son and I found a guild that is active. I am pretty quiet but they seem a cheery bunch. It is a huge guild but the access to portals and everything we need is nice. I am working hard on our own little club. But I am slowly working on uber portals and I need a lot more materials for the new portal. &nbsp;I don't really need them but I'd like to have it all for us eventually. I love building there too. Building with blocks is sometimes a challenge. I never got too deep into Minecraft so this is all new to me! But-- it is fun, plus collecting recipes for items to add to things I build helps out a lot. Probably one of my favorite things to do is building and collecting recipes.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xrj35NHIMaM/VOf8drwAFrI/AAAAAAAARco/esLTqsoM-O4/s1600/2015-02-20%2B225620.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xrj35NHIMaM/VOf8drwAFrI/AAAAAAAARco/esLTqsoM-O4/s1600/2015-02-20%2B225620.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 'dungeon' out in the world, one of the coolest things I've seen so far!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There is always something to do still. I always feel like I am advancing on something no matter what I do. Which is nice for me as I just run along and do whatever strikes my fancy. Trove really spoils me with this. I am really happy to see a healthy population with the game as well. The game gets a nice amount of content and updates. We just got a new archer class, the /dance emote, wings and pets, a new area for high end, and more recipes.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>That's it for today. Have a great weekend!&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HGYvsC2vb_U/VOf8fdM235I/AAAAAAAARc4/bjMqCWLKJXY/s1600/2015-02-21%2B004148.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HGYvsC2vb_U/VOf8fdM235I/AAAAAAAARc4/bjMqCWLKJXY/s1600/2015-02-21%2B004148.png" height="340" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gq_IJJoti8s/VOf9f0MvxZI/AAAAAAAARdQ/uIBUWeuowGA/s1600/Allods_150213_172545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gq_IJJoti8s/VOf9f0MvxZI/AAAAAAAARdQ/uIBUWeuowGA/s1600/Allods_150213_172545.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hEx9A3Lx3j8/VOf9g8P4mZI/AAAAAAAARdk/Um90fyJ6toQ/s1600/Allods_150215_043437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hEx9A3Lx3j8/VOf9g8P4mZI/AAAAAAAARdk/Um90fyJ6toQ/s1600/Allods_150215_043437.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kNVBpb2ntY/VOf9jAY_OBI/AAAAAAAARdw/ukrmhqMHmD4/s1600/Allods_150217_061739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kNVBpb2ntY/VOf9jAY_OBI/AAAAAAAARdw/ukrmhqMHmD4/s1600/Allods_150217_061739.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rMyj8y_dbeU/VOf9hh81DmI/AAAAAAAARdc/0H4fIlRTioE/s1600/Allods_150217_041820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rMyj8y_dbeU/VOf9hh81DmI/AAAAAAAARdc/0H4fIlRTioE/s1600/Allods_150217_041820.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cid-5XlQFBU/VOf9iud9WVI/AAAAAAAARdo/Y5pUlT2i-_A/s1600/Allods_150217_051409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cid-5XlQFBU/VOf9iud9WVI/AAAAAAAARdo/Y5pUlT2i-_A/s1600/Allods_150217_051409.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/02/adventures-in-allods-and-trove.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-959372267052941588Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:22:00 +00002015-02-14T17:22:33.241-06:00Allods OnlineValentineValentines DayVermont BearZombie BearHappy Valentines Day!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pt9m7byyJz8/VN_Xr6AOp8I/AAAAAAAARbg/arB6dwpiJgc/s1600/Allods_150214_071541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pt9m7byyJz8/VN_Xr6AOp8I/AAAAAAAARbg/arB6dwpiJgc/s1600/Allods_150214_071541.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Valentines Day!<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rug6vdl1BcU/VN_X3HzT2AI/AAAAAAAARbw/mMkDsze_JVA/s1600/10269532_10152675887231027_5282908634875680764_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rug6vdl1BcU/VN_X3HzT2AI/AAAAAAAARbw/mMkDsze_JVA/s1600/10269532_10152675887231027_5282908634875680764_n.jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My awesome RL Valentine prezzy from Dire, He's so awesome. Zombie Bear!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nwJsyqEeRk/VN_X3BjMBbI/AAAAAAAARbo/w1kFlK3RDaA/s1600/10300970_10152675887201027_39229514917017133_n%2B(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3nwJsyqEeRk/VN_X3BjMBbI/AAAAAAAARbo/w1kFlK3RDaA/s1600/10300970_10152675887201027_39229514917017133_n%2B(1).jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3pVHD0wr9j0/VN_X3JlwLgI/AAAAAAAARbs/5xu7BfRYnWA/s1600/10343672_10152675887426027_1721024525878338254_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3pVHD0wr9j0/VN_X3JlwLgI/AAAAAAAARbs/5xu7BfRYnWA/s1600/10343672_10152675887426027_1721024525878338254_n.jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mn2v9e8T5QU/VN_X3n5Q-sI/AAAAAAAARb8/hPdjZPTzyTw/s1600/10991210_10152675887266027_7993062826399837349_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mn2v9e8T5QU/VN_X3n5Q-sI/AAAAAAAARb8/hPdjZPTzyTw/s1600/10991210_10152675887266027_7993062826399837349_n.jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gGfDFaloBP8/VN_X3wn8VeI/AAAAAAAARcE/5fBsakhd8Js/s1600/1526350_10152675887386027_2898484186310779903_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gGfDFaloBP8/VN_X3wn8VeI/AAAAAAAARcE/5fBsakhd8Js/s1600/1526350_10152675887386027_2898484186310779903_n.jpg" height="640" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/02/happy-valentines-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-5911994051786608092Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:23:00 +00002015-02-02T21:32:02.623-06:00Allods OnlineDaybreak StudiosGW2MassivelyMMOmmorpgNewsSOESOE Live 2015SubscriptionTESO B2PTroveBye Massively, And SOE... General MMO Stuff<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uzwamuu4sE8/VNA6KSGQA9I/AAAAAAAARX0/ZNlptTVuUK0/s1600/Allods_150202_202310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uzwamuu4sE8/VNA6KSGQA9I/AAAAAAAARX0/ZNlptTVuUK0/s1600/Allods_150202_202310.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll miss you massively....</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><b><i>Farewell</i></b><i><b>&nbsp;Joystick</b></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Sad news for Massively and WoW Insider fans as the joystick network is being closed this week. I've been a follower since it was massively.com without the joystick part in there, and it always bothered me that AOL had somehow gotten their hooks in there. What good are they for if they don't mail you coasters anymore? My 18 year old son asked me who AOL was... LOL! Priceless. I have always been a fan of WoW Insider and Massively so it is very sad to hear that they will cease to exist.</span><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Massively isn't always perfect and sometimes the articles are rather slack or biased -but- the delivery of news for the industry is a huge boon to the community. And some of the articles <i>are</i> great. You can't get that anywhere else currently. I'm sorry but there isn't another general MMO website of the same caliber that really delivers. Plus, I also love to read opinions and sometimes you even find little tidbits of information in the comments.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">I wish the very best to all the writers. I will very much miss Massively, it made me feel saddened to hear the news. My feed reader is going to be a lot quieter. Most gaming companies don't put news on the websites, much more goes on Reddit or social networks, where my feeds get so spammed and I miss the news completely. YOU WILL BE MISSED <i>MASSIVELY</i>, MASSIVELY!!! I will also miss WoW Insider a great deal, even when I don't play I always keep up with the news.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div><b><i style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">SOE IS NO MORE...&nbsp;</i></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">In other news, SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) is now Daybreak Studios.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">From <a href="http://kotaku.com/sony-sells-off-studio-behind-everquest-h1z1-1683267881">Kotaku</a> (as I can't be sure Massively will still have linkage):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div><div data-textannotation-id="632bfec48961986c895616a34d29c536" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><i>SOE announced their independence in a press release this afternoon, saying they had been purchased by a New York-based management firm called Columbus Nova and that they will now be an independent developer.</i><span class="annotation-footnote-wrapper clearfix" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block;"></span><span class="annotateButton js_text-annotate text-annotation-button icon icon-plus-circle text-annotation-button-shown" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.1s linear; -webkit-user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: KinjaIcons; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; left: auto; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 7px; opacity: 1; position: relative; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; transition: all 0.1s linear; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"></span></span></div><div data-textannotation-id="632bfec48961986c895616a34d29c536" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: auto; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">I am not sure on what to think about this situation. I don't get an especially good feeling from the whole deal. I wonder how this will impact the games that are involved. Good, bad? SOE and good in the same&nbsp;sentence&nbsp;when it comes to media... yeah. Let's hope for the best and expect for the worst? I do wish the games involved the best- As I do play many of them still. Confusing and just all around weird. Also SOE Live is cancelled this year.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="content clearfix" style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-left: 58px;"><div class="permalink-header" style="height: 48px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span><a class="account-group js-account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link js-nav" data-user-id="17592235" href="https://twitter.com/Brasse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #8a7302; float: left; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="avatar js-action-profile-avatar" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/121380974/av_brasse_sm_bigger.jpg" style="border-radius: 5px; border: 0px; float: left; height: 48px; margin-left: -58px; margin-top: 0px; width: 48px;" /><strong class="fullname js-action-profile-name show-popup-with-id" data-aria-label-part="" style="color: #292f33; display: block; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.25; margin-top: 3px; padding-top: 2px;">Brasse</strong>‏<span class="username js-action-profile-name" data-aria-label-part="" style="color: #8899a6; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: #b1bbc3;">@</span>Brasse</span></a></div></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 34px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">SOE Live will take a hiatus as we focus on our exciting transition and the future of Daybreak Game Company.</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 34px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Via social media (Twitter). I think I actually found that tweet via Massively comments section. Nice to see all this posted on the main websites. OH IT ISN'T IS IT?! Ha! Ha! Ha! Shame on me for expecting news to be on an offical website. Which is still&nbsp;plastered&nbsp;with SOE logos. Was this something rushed? Seems like a rushed transition to me. TWEET IT ALL, it's all good! I think SOE..Err.. Daybreak fails to realize a lot of their customers are 'older' players which many do not follow social media for news. I see this CONSTANTLY on the forums, asking for an&nbsp;in-game&nbsp;welcome screen&nbsp;or the website giving information on a regular basis, not social media.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bd-mSir8hs/VNA1gcLLm5I/AAAAAAAARXo/olSFMCLMzMI/s1600/BELLA.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #b4a7d6; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bd-mSir8hs/VNA1gcLLm5I/AAAAAAAARXo/olSFMCLMzMI/s1600/BELLA.png" height="320" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Bella has real passion for the industry and the genera.&nbsp;</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Forgive me for my sarcasm. My hope for the industry and communication and community building is at an all time low these days. Some days I find it hard to be interesting and inspiring in my posts, where I still <b><i>love</i></b> games, the industry&nbsp;infuriates&nbsp;me. The direction. The logic. The driving force. I see so many things done wrong these days. I think my dog could do a better job. &nbsp;</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Other stuff you may have missed...</b></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Lots of things I wanted to comment on but have been too busy (slack) to do so until this week. Since I am so lazy, I may want to refer to it at another point in time, I may as well share it for the 'masses'.</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><i>Trove</i>- <a href="http://www.trionworlds.com/trove/2015/01/30/take-flight-preview-wings/">New Wings</a> and <a href="http://www.trionworlds.com/trove/2015/01/28/find-your-ally-in-trove/">pets</a> hit the game. Which means I need to log in and get to playing so I can get mine. The wings are a very cool feature as well as new stats for different pets. From what I understand, wings will enable you to glide with the new island (floating?) biomes which are to be added with the next patch, also a new class inc (ranged bow user). I'm sure the bow&nbsp;wielding&nbsp;(cupid?) class will&nbsp;be released this month, you know, Valentines and all. Bows... arrows... wings... Love?</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><i>GW2 Expansion</i>- You probably had to be under a rock not to <a href="https://heartofthorns.guildwars2.com/en/?_ga=1.125995149.1025297581.1420374302">hear about this one</a>. It looks very interesting, a new class which sounds great, anything new sounds great really. I think the most exciting things, besides a new class, is the ability to use new weapons with existing classes. This will give each class more flavor and open up new&nbsp;play styles. I am a bit excited about this. Guildhalls are interesting but I haven't found a guild which I really do a lot with so... Not that exciting for me but I am sure there are those out there who must be very happy to hear this news. Kind of sounds like an oversight that was hugely missed in a game with the word GUILD in the title, and also considering the previous Guild Wars game....</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><i>Allods Online</i>- My game of choice these days. Not enough&nbsp;coverage! The EN (English) servers had a merge with the&nbsp;Brazilian&nbsp;servers recently. More added to the population, but the F2P server has been very steady and populated anyhow. I dug&nbsp;around on&nbsp;the forums and read they will also be adding in (on the&nbsp;Russian Servers) a boost to level 60, much like WoW has. You will start with green gear for the level as well as a set of level five runes. No telling if or when this will make it to our servers but it most likely will in due time.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><i>TESO</i>- is going B2P with the option of a subscription. More along the lines of TSW. I'm glad. I don't see a lot for me to focus on the game in the&nbsp;long run&nbsp;but it should be nice to play on the side until they change&nbsp;the direction of Endgame, if they ever do. Maybe that is the reason they are going <i>Buy To Play</i>... Hrmmm? Anyhow, the bonus for subbing is 10% to currency and other things... Read up about it <a href="https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/home?region=US">here</a>. Gorgeous game, fun to play, dismal end game to look forward to. What's to lose? I think you also get a bonus for having a sub before the game transitions... Or perhaps for having one at one point? I'm sure it is there somewhere.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">That about wraps it up for today. Maybe the&nbsp;blog-verse&nbsp;will open up more and become a bigger place for info or&nbsp;maybe someone will revive Massively with a 2.0. Anyhow, I do hope to find something steady, perhaps&nbsp;some type&nbsp;of feed... For MMO news all lumped into one place. Maybe I can put on together and force it to spam my posts for all to read. Meh.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"><br /></span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;">Have a great week!</span></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><div class="js-tweet-text tweet-text" data-aria-label-part="0" lang="en" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div class="stream-item-footer" style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; padding-top: 1px;"><span class="ProfileTweet-action--reply u-hiddenVisually" style="border: 0px !important; clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px) !important; height: 1px !important; overflow: hidden !important; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute !important; width: 1px !important;"></span></div></div><div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/02/bye-massively-and-soe-general-mmo-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-3523790645889370731Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:20:00 +00002015-01-16T17:20:59.831-06:00Allods OnlineMMOmmorpgScreenshotsAllods Online, A pleasant return.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AUdVWg_mK2w/VLmQYS7JM-I/AAAAAAAAQtY/SV3lNrtflz8/s1600/Allods_150107_164637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AUdVWg_mK2w/VLmQYS7JM-I/AAAAAAAAQtY/SV3lNrtflz8/s1600/Allods_150107_164637.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />In my quest to find something casual and laid back to dabble with I decided to play Allods Online again. It has been quite a while and there have been server merges, as well as publisher changes. No longer is it a GPotato game (which is now Webzen). Instead it is part of &nbsp;My.com and Mail.Ru, which is the Russian Allods developer, an extension of sorts. If you have an account that dates back before the transition, you must fill out a ticket, which appears to take quite awhile. I still have not heard back on my ticket from at least a week ago. However, I wanted to start fresh on the Empire side. No big deal.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />The game has had a few changes. The classes do feel a little bit different mechanically. My summoner this time around feels a tad less powerful. I think that is simply down to poor build choice though, where I now see flaws with it. Some of the classes seem to outperform others, which could all balance out with runes and gear at the cap. My highest is sitting at 17, with my next highest closing in on 15. I have been playing a lot of alts and really enjoying it, getting a real feel for all the classes. The mechanics are different with each one and some are a real pleasure to play.<br /><br />The game most resembles vanilla WoW. Or, perhaps, in a way the pace of combat reminds me also of Vanguard. It is relaxing and enjoyable for the most part. There are plenty of quests, no grinding needed, just grinding quests, heh. If you want to do a dungeon and can't find a group, you can always use mercenaries inside dungeons. They are quite powerful, and follow orders well.<br /><br />There is a new gunner class, a mechanic of sorts who uses guns, flame throwers, grenades and all sorts of gadgets. This is all new to me, which wasn't in the game when I last played. This is a strong class with decent damage, who blasts enemies with fire and throws grenades in the faces of the enemy, while also having fun abilities such as turrets to use at their disposal. Very fun and engaging. Some of the more classic classes have had some changes as well. The warden had some changes for healing.<br /><br />I'd have to say my favorites so far are my summoner (basically a warlock or necromancer class), and the warden ( a druid, beastlord type class). But the mentalist is another I found highly engaging and powerful, which can require some thought. I will be playing one of those too eventually.<br /><br />Some things have changed and others have stayed the same. You still can buy runes to make your character more powerful, but in my opinion they don't seem to really make that much of a difference at level four and five runes. I would assume once you get to around level seven runes, they'd start to make the character feel remarkably more powerful. You can grind gold and purchase what you need for these runes, which will take a lot of time. Or you can simply purchase the needed requirements in the cash shop. You can even convert gems to gold.<br /><br />If none of that appeals to you, or perhaps turns you off to the game, there is always the subscription server. Which does not have any cash shop items. There are different means for obtaining these things through the game without dropping anything more than the monthly fee. From what I hear the server isn't as populated. There is also a small experience bonus there as well.<br /><br />Dire started playing as well. He started with a healer, which felt more like a paladin to him. Now he's moved onto a gunner for his first alt. I think in time he will eventually play a bard as well. He really enjoys the game so far. Our biggest problem is no mentoring system. There is a best friend system that allows players to teleport to each other, and play together in dungeons no matter what the level difference is. But the higher level player acts as a babysitter, morphing into an angelic creature which is only allowed to use special pre-assigned abilities. Not very fun, nobody wants to play a babysitting MMO. I think that needs a lot of work. It gets a B for effort, and a D in execution from me.<br /><br />The world is large and very lovely. I personally love the art style. The character models are appealing to me as well. A horse helps with getting around in this large and lovely world, but the feed is still bought in the cash shop, which is a bit tedious as it needs to eat for every thirty minutes it is being used (summoned and out). That isn't a problem on the sub server though, unless you are broke I assume. There is also an auto run system, which I love. Your character follows a little ball of yarn to the designated quest area or NPC. It will even take you to NPCs on the map and teleporters if you choose to do so. The maps are pretty big, as well as the main cities, so this helps prevent a lot of lost time looking for quest areas. Which sometimes can be a real pain. I had so much trouble in DCUO, some of the maps were just so big I'd miss what I was looking for and run in circles forever. A much welcomed feature.<br /><br />Talent points are still a part of this game, which is basically how you learn abilities and ranks. As well as rubies, these are another form of character customization on how you want to play. So there are four trees to dabble with, three using rubies and one using talent points. You gain both of these which each level.<br /><br />The music is awesome. I have always loved the music in the game. One of the few where I actually do not turn it off. The login screen/ character creation music has changed over time, but it seems to always be something really great. I love the music in Allods.<br /><br />I also can't help thinking of Wildstar when I play Allods. Ascetically. Not that Allods reminds me of Wildstar but how there are so many similar and cute and funny things in Wildstar that were reminiscent of Allods. From the races (seriously, the races, some of them, are <i>wayyyy</i> too similar), to the quirky things you find in the landscape. Even the buildings seem similar. You could even say Allods is reminiscent of WoW, which is true, but I don't get that feeling so much playing it. I just thought it was interesting, the similarities.<br /><br />I don't honestly know what is in store for us at end game. I don't plan on raiding or anything like it. my days of raiding anything are long over. For now it is simply fun to quest and level. It reminds me much of those simpler times in WoW, back in the old days. Where classes felt different and unique. Where going out in the world felt like a real adventure. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPx-5J3vUJM/VLmQYpGRI2I/AAAAAAAAQtc/HNKytMmPOaI/s1600/Allods_150110_040802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YPx-5J3vUJM/VLmQYpGRI2I/AAAAAAAAQtc/HNKytMmPOaI/s1600/Allods_150110_040802.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My pet, he's ranked up and ready to fight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rcn65jJpBlE/VLmQYamhwkI/AAAAAAAAQto/VBOECLiWAF8/s1600/Allods_150111_022210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rcn65jJpBlE/VLmQYamhwkI/AAAAAAAAQto/VBOECLiWAF8/s1600/Allods_150111_022210.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for a ship.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7K-2X0oZ1U/VLmQY-m6bpI/AAAAAAAAQuM/F6lAgjPbAVY/s1600/Allods_150111_210421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7K-2X0oZ1U/VLmQY-m6bpI/AAAAAAAAQuM/F6lAgjPbAVY/s1600/Allods_150111_210421.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire and I.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIqmO5cazZY/VLmQaL149WI/AAAAAAAAQuE/wkrtQ5KFr6U/s1600/Allods_150114_061629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIqmO5cazZY/VLmQaL149WI/AAAAAAAAQuE/wkrtQ5KFr6U/s1600/Allods_150114_061629.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Arisen alt.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-spdZUOA0Crw/VLmQZ84x2nI/AAAAAAAAQuA/O3as7GsT-uI/s1600/Allods_150113_060338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-spdZUOA0Crw/VLmQZ84x2nI/AAAAAAAAQuA/O3as7GsT-uI/s1600/Allods_150113_060338.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Questing in the city.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mDH4RGVSCvY/VLmQZTRDRWI/AAAAAAAAQt4/6NvbvSdomgw/s1600/Allods_150112_023621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mDH4RGVSCvY/VLmQZTRDRWI/AAAAAAAAQt4/6NvbvSdomgw/s1600/Allods_150112_023621.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dungeon with dire and mercenaries.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7XK0FPx6x_U/VLmQZFZEOrI/AAAAAAAAQuI/_8mBdImUF-g/s1600/Allods_150112_023110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7XK0FPx6x_U/VLmQZFZEOrI/AAAAAAAAQuI/_8mBdImUF-g/s1600/Allods_150112_023110.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire and I entering a dungeon, me with the babysitter suit on.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xmw7Ne_Sz3M/VLmQaSboX_I/AAAAAAAAQuQ/5RSbBJGAfDw/s1600/Allods_150115_175502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xmw7Ne_Sz3M/VLmQaSboX_I/AAAAAAAAQuQ/5RSbBJGAfDw/s1600/Allods_150115_175502.jpg" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little druid and her cute pup!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/01/allods-online-pleasant-return.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-6586731110671879782Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:10:00 +00002015-01-08T03:10:04.350-06:00eqEverquestMMOmmorpgSCScreenshotsSCUOEye Candy (EQ/DCUO)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41Coj5wLe1k/VK5HjI_wCwI/AAAAAAAAQs8/pWOK4dZ3b7M/s1600/LAIR_FLOORPLAN_01_MATINEE-PC-05-18.41.360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41Coj5wLe1k/VK5HjI_wCwI/AAAAAAAAQs8/pWOK4dZ3b7M/s1600/LAIR_FLOORPLAN_01_MATINEE-PC-05-18.41.360.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally! My own creepy lair to hide out while creating evil plots! Now to decorate it...<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZYwmy1mgKg/VK5Hf1AmvhI/AAAAAAAAQsw/S7ZYY5DWwNo/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.30.060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bZYwmy1mgKg/VK5Hf1AmvhI/AAAAAAAAQsw/S7ZYY5DWwNo/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.30.060.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday spirit...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqZp4BYYJzI/VK5HbsoffCI/AAAAAAAAQsU/JytTmUO2Mlg/s1600/EQ000064.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nqZp4BYYJzI/VK5HbsoffCI/AAAAAAAAQsU/JytTmUO2Mlg/s1600/EQ000064.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">/mourn&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sMJ0T1neKr0/VK5HcVPS36I/AAAAAAAAQsc/CY4zb_aVoLI/s1600/MPYR0122_POSTFX-PC-06-00.36.520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sMJ0T1neKr0/VK5HcVPS36I/AAAAAAAAQsc/CY4zb_aVoLI/s1600/MPYR0122_POSTFX-PC-06-00.36.520.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking around town.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uhP3gCqEVdg/VK5HWZO2cYI/AAAAAAAAQr4/wEMHtPFI1SQ/s1600/EQ000024.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uhP3gCqEVdg/VK5HWZO2cYI/AAAAAAAAQr4/wEMHtPFI1SQ/s1600/EQ000024.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biiiig robot.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iUJovPSr9JA/VK5HWcorqPI/AAAAAAAAQr0/T8WQsuqoW9k/s1600/EQ000021.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iUJovPSr9JA/VK5HWcorqPI/AAAAAAAAQr0/T8WQsuqoW9k/s1600/EQ000021.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing the J5 mercenary quest with new alts.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j5luaik1CKo/VK5HZsvDosI/AAAAAAAAQsE/e1R40aGi0Fs/s1600/EQ000041.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j5luaik1CKo/VK5HZsvDosI/AAAAAAAAQsE/e1R40aGi0Fs/s1600/EQ000041.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing a heroic adventure/mission</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bdwZNyfNwCs/VK5HZ6BW8BI/AAAAAAAAQsI/hd4U3Ro6ae0/s1600/EQ000049.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bdwZNyfNwCs/VK5HZ6BW8BI/AAAAAAAAQsI/hd4U3Ro6ae0/s1600/EQ000049.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out and about in Plane of Knowledge (PoK).&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sK-NwqoYh0k/VK5HfslC-jI/AAAAAAAAQso/RCZTViMsHSs/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.29.110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sK-NwqoYh0k/VK5HfslC-jI/AAAAAAAAQso/RCZTViMsHSs/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.29.110.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creepy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JKkQ9nCohho/VK5HfbVTQaI/AAAAAAAAQsk/KMx__GZpTtM/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.29.010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JKkQ9nCohho/VK5HfbVTQaI/AAAAAAAAQsk/KMx__GZpTtM/s1600/MPYR0113_DESIGNERDATA-PC-06-04.29.010.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun stuff!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/01/eye-candy-eqdcuo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-965569518544757125Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:40:00 +00002015-02-20T22:36:42.874-06:00DCUOEverquestMMOmmorpgProject GorgonTroveVillagers and HeroesWarlords of DraenorWoWHappy New Year! Thoughts On The Coming Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RYQEh-Q8kFw/VKzPPIenXMI/AAAAAAAAQrU/0W_mePxJENg/s1600/EQ000055.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RYQEh-Q8kFw/VKzPPIenXMI/AAAAAAAAQrU/0W_mePxJENg/s1600/EQ000055.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Happy New Year! A bit late on getting this post out of my head and onto the website. Sitting down and actually articulating my thoughts isn't always as easy as it used to be. I still enjoy blogging about and playing games but the MMO genre has gotten very stale over the last year. How many times can I regurgitate the same thoughts on the same models? Here's to hoping 2015 is a much better year, 2014 was quite stagnant for MMORPG games. My wish for 2015 is to see INNOVATION and changes in directions for new releases.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T0rdHwcorXc/VKzIog2wTqI/AAAAAAAAQrE/D-JJ7XiUTEU/s1600/ScreenShot_00005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T0rdHwcorXc/VKzIog2wTqI/AAAAAAAAQrE/D-JJ7XiUTEU/s1600/ScreenShot_00005.JPG" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Somewhere I can't go back to...&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><b><i>Where I'm at now...</i></b><br /><b>Warcraft- </b>Warlords of Draenor had a lot of promise while questing and leveling. I absolutely loved it. The garrison was cool and new. Then I realized how much the garrison lacked for someone who loves housing. It was like a crying baby who needed another bottle to be fed to each follower, more upgrades, more gathering, another diaper changed if I wanted it to occasionally crap out an epic or something cool. Thus I quit bothering with it because that ended up mostly all I did; My garrison. Which got very boring. My scrapyard got nerfed, so now I randomly get cool boxes to open, from ten hour missions I don't care about. Oh, and since I am a death knight I don't get any cool unique skins, I get DK starter armor. Gee thanks. On the side while leveling it was great. As a main course it grew tiring very quickly. My minions have a better ilevel than me and they pick on me ( I jest).<br /><br />I don't want to do five mans, I have been doing them for the last ten years, they lost their charm after Burning Crusade. Raids are tiring and boring and the same old thing. The Molten Core raid for the anniversary was the last straw, I wanted to poke my eyes out for doing it for a stinking mount. Slap myself, something. But doing it was punishment enough alone. Dire could not be bothered, he has little time and that isn't a great option for the time he has. <br /><br />And in the end there is nothing else to do that I have not been doing in the last ten years. Overall I am underwhelmed and I cancelled my account until new content comes out for 100- that<i> might </i>offer something Dire, my son and I can do in our own time. All of this stuff would have been amazing FIVE years ago. Not ten. Right now I am truly stagnated, yes, a break is needed.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--sXPrgx0-mQ/VKzITa7lzcI/AAAAAAAAQq8/TPUjqbxVD1g/s1600/2014-12-30%2B094400.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--sXPrgx0-mQ/VKzITa7lzcI/AAAAAAAAQq8/TPUjqbxVD1g/s1600/2014-12-30%2B094400.png" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>So now I am wandering around playing different games. Games that don't require a complicated or boring rotation that makes me want to puke, just casual play. I am dabbling in Tove still. Though I had a beta bug eat up a LOT of items and customer service only gave me part of them back because I couldn't count every single item that had been lost. Which was cool they did assist, I am<i> very </i>thankful. But I lost a lot of steam and have a lot of work to do to get a lot back, mostly blocks but those were combines. A few crafted items as well. It sure would have given me more incentive if CS had gone above and beyond instead of asking me to remember. And then they only filled up the items that would fit in my limited last few bag slots....<br /><br /><i>Another 2015 hope- Companies value customers more. Give us real people to talk to, not a form to fill out. Give us a number to call, not a live chat session to sit in front of. VALUE ME DAMN IT. Or I'll go play somewhere else.&nbsp;</i><br /><br />But <b>Trove</b> is good. It really does feel like it veers away a bit more from the cash shop in many ways, unlike the other Trion games I have played. I also don't mind supporting it. Trove has something that captures you and draws you in. I love the collecting, the simplicity of it all, I love the building aspect too. I hope to see more options to building and adventuring as the game grows. I have high hopes for this treasure of a game.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNsnVEcYPtA/VKzPeCqq7xI/AAAAAAAAQrc/LloE9ruZrX4/s1600/EQ000059.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wNsnVEcYPtA/VKzPeCqq7xI/AAAAAAAAQrc/LloE9ruZrX4/s1600/EQ000059.bmp" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dynamic duo!</td></tr></tbody></table><b>EverQuest</b> is still being played. This year will be sixteen years. Sometimes I do get bored. I admit it. But because we do a lot of the same old zones. Not really old, but same old new zones. I miss the <i>old </i>zones and need something to get me out in the world. Maybe I'll do another epic 1.0 quest on a character. I wish there was a mentoring system (ONE THAT WAS VIABLE) that would allow me to have reason to go back into the world, old content. SOMEONE TAKE THAT IDEA AND RUN WITH IT!! EverQuest does take time to set up and get where you need to be and if there is a death it can set you back on time. So not as easily played with limited time, thus some days we don't manage to log in. I do like not questing, in the usual manner at least. There is the daily, but you don't even need to run back for a turn in. I love EverQuest for what it is and I really need to delve into it and get something to help me explore more. There are so many places to go.<br /><br />I am also playing <b>DCUO</b> which I tried when it was released, or around there. This time I like it more as I have been more accustomed to the action type game play. It is refreshing and fun. The downfall is that it can be confusing as maps are huge, the city for the villains, or major hub rather, is massive and I can get lost for much longer than need be. I don't like that. There is a lot to learn about the game, much I still don't know. As far as I know it is a grind and a lot of grouping to get tokens for gear if you want to play seriously. I'll play it until I get bored.<br /><br />The reason I tried it again is because I get Legendary access for having a station subscription (EverQuest). Which is a nice part of subbing for one SOE game, you get them all. This is on a separate account from my EQ2 account(s) though. I am having fun and it is great to be a newbie in a game, that 'new MMO smell', or something like that.<br /><br />DCUO has less options to make a cool character off the bat. Unlike Champions, where I spend hours just playing with the character creator. But the nice thing is stumbling on new items and adding them to my collection. It also has housing, which seems neat so far. There is reason to go there besides just decorating. You feel more like a hero/villian starting out when compared to Champions, I have only died a couple of times. Groups are terrible at the low levels, I don't know how many I'll bother with they make me want to hurl thus far. If I were to compare DCUO to Champions, it would be hard, two different styles of games, even the combat systems are apples and oranges.<br /><br />I am also (quite slowly) dabbling with <b>Villagers and Heroes, A Mystical Land</b>. Which started out as: A Mystical Land, when it was released. The game is quite vanilla. It doesn't seem to be complicated really. It does have fun skill tree choices. It does not have mounts or pet classes. It does have a form of housing, which also offers farming. It also has crafting which has been fun so far. I like logging in and playing around a bit. The game has a very cheerful feel. The graphics are not cutting edge, or even close, but it has a well rounded look. It feels like a solid game. It needs some work but if you crave something vanilla and not overly annoying and complicated, it seems to fit the bill. I do feel like less junk in the inventory would be better, a separate bag for crafting would be great too. I could see myself playing this game a lot, I don't know how far I'll take it though. I don't know all that much about it honestly.<br /><br />That's the gist of it. I am just dabbling with stuff that just isn't feeling like a copy of a copy. Taking a closer look at kick-starters and indie games, games offering early access or open beta. I even downloaded <b>Project Gorgon</b>. Which I cannot report much besides it seems cool and very charming in and old school way. You can even download it and play by signing up in game. Easy to get in and get started. If you want something fresh with an old school vibe, check it out. They added new races since I last tried it. Which don't look half bad.<br /><br /><i>And I still miss Vanguard Saga of Heroes in 2015 :( Pictured at the top of the post)</i><br /><br /><b>Hopes for 2015</b><br />I really want to see more sandbox options and freedom in 2015. I want to get away from that WoW feeling. Not the WoW of 2004, the game it has come to be that so many others copy. I want to explore, not sign up for an hour wait in LGF for a five man dungeon that takes 45 minutes to do. Quick and fun dungeons that have flavor! Games that offer incentive to go out and explore, and go back to old haunts sometimes. I want direction too though! I don't want it to be as vague and directionless as Second Life can be. Some people love to raid and group, but we have plenty of those games, do we really need more of the same with a different skin?<br /><br />We had some big promising games like <b>Wildstar</b>, for instance. Which lacked any true innovation. Great housing, yucky combat and... Raiding! The game could have been something so much better if the developers were not stuck in a time capsule from Vanilla WoW. They changed the <i>wrong</i> things and kept the things they should have changed. Because at the end of the day, it is a raiding game. A model with keys and gating at that. Housing was one of the few redeeming qualities but they scrapped holidays. Ugh. Is anyone even playing this, I mean <i>seriously</i>, not something on the side. My brother even left it. <br /><br />One of the most beautiful MMO games I've set foot in, <b>The Elder Scrolls Online</b>, could have been more. End game ended up being a grind with ranks.. and then group only end game areas. All this from a game you solo'd through? I think this was just lazy development. I still hope to see it go free to play, I don't think it will be a big hit on the console either. At least not as a sub based game.<br /><br />The list goes on. I was truly baffled at the snail's pace Landmark went in 2014. I quit thinking about it until combat came out and I think I'll remember it again when I hear the words OPEN BETA. I'm not up for <i>paying</i> to test something THAT long. No, we're not all developers, because if I truly was we'd not bother with pointless PvP in a building game. But that's the cool thing now, or at least developers tend to still think?<br /><br />Anyhow, I wish those trying to break out of the mold all the best of luck. We need fresh and new ideas, or even just DIFFERENT ideas. Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest things. Sometimes doing the simplest things can be the most rewarding. We don't always need things to be complex and calculate to have fun. <a href="http://www.askmrrobot.com/wow/player">Ask Mr.Robot</a>.. Maybe even take us back to the roots, vanilla is actually comforting. Just don't take us back to 1999, literally, I might fall asleep, I'm too old for that.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hope everyone has a wonderful 2015! Thanks for coming back to another year of my antics.<br /><br /><i>-Kaozz</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2015/01/happy-new-year-thoughts-on-coming-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-3826478545427564533Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:21:00 +00002014-12-29T17:39:21.950-06:00eqEverquestMMOmmorpgScreenshotsTroveWoDWoWRinging In The New Year<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7caq3USD3o/VKHfpEXhSNI/AAAAAAAAQqU/GRmYgPD8gL4/s1600/2014-12-20%2B074954.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t7caq3USD3o/VKHfpEXhSNI/AAAAAAAAQqU/GRmYgPD8gL4/s1600/2014-12-20%2B074954.png" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The New Year is almost here. What will you be playing this year? I think I'm looking forward mostly to seeing Landmark go into open beta, possibly Maple Story 2, which looks adorable. I also hope to see Trove grow and improve. I'm hoping for WoW's next patch in the near future as well.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><b>WoW.. Are we settled in yet?</b><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8x4Qwbme_rc/VKHeFqVIf0I/AAAAAAAAQpw/1XTej_QKaCY/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122514_053803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8x4Qwbme_rc/VKHeFqVIf0I/AAAAAAAAQpw/1XTej_QKaCY/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122514_053803.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a>I really was impressed with warlords of Draenor. It is a great expansion, quick for leveling, tons of beautiful areas and oodles of quests, rares and treasures. However, I just think we truly need more to do at the endgame. I haven't even leveled an alt to the cap, I just don't see any reason to currently. I'd love to see the level 100 zone open up and offer many more 100 activities. Right now I don't think LFG or LFR is enough to hold my attention. Garrisons are great but with the changes to the Salvage Yard, I feel slightly disappointed. Leveling minions isn't really that exciting when you get down to it. I did manage to snag a 645 ilevel weapon for my DK over the weekend, which was exciting!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W4jeNxQpayc/VKHeFtswmcI/AAAAAAAAQpo/TQ5heRDgZ8w/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122614_042510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W4jeNxQpayc/VKHeFtswmcI/AAAAAAAAQpo/TQ5heRDgZ8w/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122614_042510.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a><br />I think the expansion simply needs more time to flesh out, it will need more to do at 100 to keep players interested. Until then I'm still playing lightly, as my son and Dire are.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pl1sq-LIQrI/VKHeFXL_vGI/AAAAAAAAQps/HYKed-hnTcQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122414_052249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pl1sq-LIQrI/VKHeFXL_vGI/AAAAAAAAQps/HYKed-hnTcQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_122414_052249.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a>Christmas gave some new and interesting gifts, pillows to sit on, which came in four color variations. Transmoggable socks, which look very similar to acidic walkers from Gnomer. Let's just say I haven't had the urge to use them as a cosmetic item on any characters. That was about as exciting as it got, it was fun, as always to open the presents on Christmas. Last but not least, my son gave me a snazzy new rocket mount for Christmas, it is AWESOME!<br /><br /><b>Trove! So addicting!</b><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QYZ0cxtRw4I/VKHdkSp8tpI/AAAAAAAAQpI/wPRvB2qiN7E/s1600/2014-12-23%2B100139.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QYZ0cxtRw4I/VKHdkSp8tpI/AAAAAAAAQpI/wPRvB2qiN7E/s1600/2014-12-23%2B100139.png" height="112" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ivOI4K6ts7M/VKHdkZ5Z7UI/AAAAAAAAQpM/-4Va9eenfVk/s1600/2014-12-23%2B091735.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ivOI4K6ts7M/VKHdkZ5Z7UI/AAAAAAAAQpM/-4Va9eenfVk/s1600/2014-12-23%2B091735.png" height="112" width="200" /></a>I play Trove every day. Something about it is really fun. I love collecting things so that is probably a huge boon for me with the game. I had a bit of trouble soloing with my fresh Ice Sage as my first class to really play around with. The Candy Barbarian is a lot more sturdy and starting to get better geared, which helps. I absolutely love that class. I plan on twinking out the sage after I get the barb to level 20 (the max).<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwFblud9FuI/VKHdkedopyI/AAAAAAAAQpQ/FjNYwfRXMYw/s1600/2014-12-23%2B091837.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwFblud9FuI/VKHdkedopyI/AAAAAAAAQpQ/FjNYwfRXMYw/s1600/2014-12-23%2B091837.png" height="112" width="200" /></a>I can build, gather ore and materials, hunt recipes, do dungeons- all without having to wait in a queue, worry about tanking, healing or dps. I just log on and get going. No waiting around, no worrying about a group (my son and our friend Rak play together a lot), except for each other.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KoQu6Q1ZfAg/VKHdlCL7peI/AAAAAAAAQpc/LtYSMfFHhLE/s1600/2014-12-27%2B124146.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KoQu6Q1ZfAg/VKHdlCL7peI/AAAAAAAAQpc/LtYSMfFHhLE/s1600/2014-12-27%2B124146.png" height="112" width="200" /></a></div>Trove is awesome. I absolutely love it and hope to see the game grow in the next year. If it keeps going in the direction it is, I can see it rising in popularity as time goes on. It is a great game. It's casual and fun. You have to love Trove for what it is. Trove isn't for the raider, the PvPer. It's a voxel game that builds off that aspect and I think for most you either love it or hate it.<br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><b>EverQuest... Oh how I always long for the lands of Norrath!</b><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gjR1CDe4xdw/VKHetk6zrUI/AAAAAAAAQqI/z1smNgAgwZc/s1600/EQ000016.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gjR1CDe4xdw/VKHetk6zrUI/AAAAAAAAQqI/z1smNgAgwZc/s1600/EQ000016.bmp" height="112" width="200" /></a>Yep, we're at it again. We decided to pick back up and start new alts. Dire and I made a Rogue and Berserker. I already have a Rogue... somewhere in the 80's, but I wanted one on this account that is linked to Dire's with the Recruit A Friend bonus. That and he is always boxing the bard on the other account. I wanted something that isn't stuck buffing and low maintenance on getting set up. That and I love to sneak around. So we went with Melee characters. We made it into the 30's and decided to boost them with the boost we gained with our CE expansion packs.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wEn_tsS5JOY/VKHetoelxbI/AAAAAAAAQqE/96rCY1ULIiM/s1600/EQ000023.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wEn_tsS5JOY/VKHetoelxbI/AAAAAAAAQqE/96rCY1ULIiM/s1600/EQ000023.bmp" height="112" width="200" /></a>Upon starting up these characters we decided to join a guild this time as well, instead of joining out own guild we have, which holds our army of alts. We figured it might be nice to make some friends and have other people to group with. So far they seem like cool people and it was great to see the player housing neighborhood filled up with housing!<br /><br />I'm having fun with Dire. Plenty for us to do together. There isn't any lack of places to go. We don't have to worry about not being on the same quest or things like that. It is easy to play together in this game. I look forward to working on our new characters.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/12/ringing-in-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-7498493134413771041Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:46:00 +00002014-12-29T17:27:32.250-06:00DAIDraenorDragon Age InquisitionEQ2EQNEverquest 2ExpansionsMMOmmorpgRPGTrionTroveWoDWorld of WarcraftWoWHoliday Treasures<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2qhLrvuSo2U/VJinrk2ESFI/AAAAAAAAQnE/_Ck9ob7D1js/s1600/WoWScrnShot_121814_064654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2qhLrvuSo2U/VJinrk2ESFI/AAAAAAAAQnE/_Ck9ob7D1js/s1600/WoWScrnShot_121814_064654.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been very slack with posts; incoming a critical hit of a post filled with a lot of thoughts and games. Today I'll be trying to catch up and jot down some thoughts as well as sharing some pictures of what I've been playing.<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EBpDy3qBpjQ" width="560"></iframe></center></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>World of Warcraft</b></div><div>Warlords has been great. The new areas are lovely, tons of cool new stuff, garrisons are a huge hit. Though at the end of the day it is a little... dull at 100. I haven't really even bothered with LFR, my; first try at it was a group that was on the last boss as I entered the raid, which didn't wait on me and pulled before I could figure out where to go.Talk about getting started on the wrong foot. Funny thing is I didn't even care, I just took the debuff for leaving and logged out. I'd like to see more small group stuff over the course of the xpac.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgykM3sCY_U/VJioLWHJjgI/AAAAAAAAQnM/SIquOCPKBHU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_121614_180809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IgykM3sCY_U/VJioLWHJjgI/AAAAAAAAQnM/SIquOCPKBHU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_121614_180809.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same for the last ten years.... standing on the quest NPC.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>The lack of flying is starting to be noticeable. I don't really go very many places in Draenor, besides my garrison. I'm not harping, but I do feel the fatigue setting in. There isn't even a true level 100 zone implemented yet. It isn't a bad expansion at all, there just needs to be a bit more to do (other than old content I have been working though for years on various characters). I just don't feel like there is much for me to sink my teeth into at the cap.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>For now I am still having a decent time. I hope to see a patch add more to garrisons and the level 100 area implemented. I am hanging around for that. The holiday questing is the same but some new rewards this year and also in the presents. New additions are always welcome.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><b>EverQuest 2</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sHkmxoFGRLw/VJiwBMYReXI/AAAAAAAAQnc/ez7V7HlfyHE/s1600/EQ2_000238.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sHkmxoFGRLw/VJiwBMYReXI/AAAAAAAAQnc/ez7V7HlfyHE/s1600/EQ2_000238.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QoODziTyQ6k/VJiwLLy83HI/AAAAAAAAQnk/2wE9O_33d7U/s1600/EQ2_000233.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QoODziTyQ6k/VJiwLLy83HI/AAAAAAAAQnk/2wE9O_33d7U/s1600/EQ2_000233.png" height="169" width="320" /></a>I picked up the expansion, which seems okay so far. I need to play far more than I am but I can't help feeling a bit turned off by many things that came about this expansion. Sometimes I like to crawl through the previous xpac as I catch up, which isn't possible without mentoring and I don't even think it is viable currently (for the previous xpac- once at 95). The experience amount was basically nerfed into oblivion to push players into new content . Add in the massive change to the dungeon maker (player made dungeons) which now have had <i>all</i> rewards and experience removed. I paid for TWO of these features on two accounts. I feel very jaded there. I loved doing these. I don't play to RP through them, I play to get a little xp and do something different. <i>HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT</i>. Then add in the fact that the quest chains run out before you even get though the five level increase. It feels lacking and, frankly, lazy. It is as if SOE is catering to a specific...something. I don't know what it is. None of it makes sense, all these things that make the game fun, the options and choices... that is what drew me to EQ2. I suppose it has to also do with buying a boosted character for level 85, instead of power leveling them. Not sure on the whole list of changes though.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am sure SOE will have to make some changes. I don't really mind grinding to the cap, though I only have one character I play right at this moment. I gave up on the thought of alts for now. Anyhow... The Frostfell content is out and I need get working on it. Mostly I have been checking out the new areas and building (which is 90% of it, lol).&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dragon Age Inquisition</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZCumNUfuMA/VJiwdTQSnpI/AAAAAAAAQns/SIJu2tmb_ig/s1600/ScreenshotWin32_0101_Final.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZCumNUfuMA/VJiwdTQSnpI/AAAAAAAAQns/SIJu2tmb_ig/s1600/ScreenshotWin32_0101_Final.png" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>I picked it up and played it for a week then I got busy with holidays and all the stuff in between I haven't had a chance to log back in. So far it seems very cool. &nbsp;A huge world. Interesting characters, interesting story.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The sound is great, love a lot of the music. The world is beautiful. The characters have the ability to be very ugly if you're not careful. The males and females share the same hairstyles (I was wondering why my female had six options to be bald). Which seems lackluster. The characters may look great in character creation but in the wrong lighting they can turn out sickly. So after three tries, a lot of time and annoyances, I managed to make an attractive character. Her one flaw is that her blush seems to glow in the dark... First world problems, eh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zZU4UfUm7w4/VJiwxQnJSpI/AAAAAAAAQn0/GCJ2pXBKIKo/s1600/ScreenshotWin32_0086_Final.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zZU4UfUm7w4/VJiwxQnJSpI/AAAAAAAAQn0/GCJ2pXBKIKo/s1600/ScreenshotWin32_0086_Final.png" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't like melee combat this round. I loved it previously. It looks like I'll be sporting a bow this time around. It has been fun adventuring around. I managed to stumble onto a mount, a lovely horse. This was a fun addition. The only drawback is that my party disappears, no banter while on horseback.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>It seems like a really good game, well worth picking up. It was a great birthday prezzy! Soon hopefully I'll be able to catch up and actually write more on it.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Trove</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q0Rrym9s-vo/VJi2OuryZjI/AAAAAAAAQoE/NVYy6TZuUOo/s1600/2014-12-22%2B013148.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q0Rrym9s-vo/VJi2OuryZjI/AAAAAAAAQoE/NVYy6TZuUOo/s1600/2014-12-22%2B013148.png" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pjYcYVCTe8c/VJi2eU8UH3I/AAAAAAAAQoU/VVPo9BKerwY/s1600/2014-12-22%2B062959.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pjYcYVCTe8c/VJi2eU8UH3I/AAAAAAAAQoU/VVPo9BKerwY/s1600/2014-12-22%2B062959.png" height="180" width="320" /></a>When I first saw Trion's new voxel game, Trove, I thought it looked really cute. I have played minecraft and think it is a really awesome game but there is always so much to remember and learn, and then saved games if you don't play on a server. Just complications and getting started with it..It makes my head spin. My son has played it since the first chance at picking it up while in development. He went nuts over it. So... I thought maybe this might be something similar that I could grasp without spending hefty amounts of time playing catch up. It was. With a nice bonus of us both really enjoying it.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>It is pretty simple to pick up and fun. It is a bit action-y and I am sometimes slow, lol. I haven't had any luck setting up my house buttons, it seems to just sit there and not want to save the settings when I try to change them in-game.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dqvLX6dRd9o/VJi2TunSs_I/AAAAAAAAQoM/xSf0nRJIkss/s1600/2014-12-19%2B100657.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dqvLX6dRd9o/VJi2TunSs_I/AAAAAAAAQoM/xSf0nRJIkss/s1600/2014-12-19%2B100657.png" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>All in all it is a really cute world. The building aspect is fun and I cannot wait to do my own club, which is like a guild, zone. The characters are very low key but cute. It is bright and laid back in many ways. I like to mine and craft. I just love the building, though sometimes building with blocks is a bit of a challenge, lol. I made my cornerstone (house/base you can plop down throughout the world) a giant cake house.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJqQqosPoV4/VJi2m-h7UDI/AAAAAAAAQoc/-QdhpWz4p78/s1600/2014-12-22%2B064201.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dJqQqosPoV4/VJi2m-h7UDI/AAAAAAAAQoc/-QdhpWz4p78/s1600/2014-12-22%2B064201.png" height="180" width="320" /></a>It's an addictive little game and I am trying all the classes out. Some are a bit easier than others. I do wish some of them had a bit more survival and less twitch play. For now that is where you can find me most of the time, when I have time to play something.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know how much it will have to offer me once I max out all the characters I like playing. We'll have to see where that leads. It is good fun, very co-operative and easy to get in and out of. I like that a lot!&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Miscellaneous</b></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lL7MaRved2s/VJi2yndMTbI/AAAAAAAAQok/Y6i53yh7ejc/s1600/gw999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lL7MaRved2s/VJi2yndMTbI/AAAAAAAAQok/Y6i53yh7ejc/s1600/gw999.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>I have been popping into Guild Wars 2 for the new daily bonus, which requires you to simply log in. I also have been grabbing Christmas prezzys. I hope to log in this week and actually do the holiday quests. The decorations are simply amazing. It is GORGEOUS.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I also want to play around in Landmark since the combat went live. I updated last night so I may poke my head in and see how long it takes for me to get splattered all over the ground. I had hoped to see the game further along at least into open beta at this point. There is already said to be focus shifting to EQN fulltime, so I figure this will be forced into OB soon and leave us all kind of stunned. I figure as they are ready to test and add things to next, Landmark will play the lab-rat. We'll see.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>That is it for today. Have a merry Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/12/holiday-treasures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-138498685180111602Fri, 05 Dec 2014 23:03:00 +00002014-12-05T17:03:59.004-06:00MMOmmorpgScreenshotsWarlords of DraenorWoDWoWEye Candy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mW0uHV43tcQ/VIG0B-2aFfI/AAAAAAAAQmE/bIBw_5hweQM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120314_052646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mW0uHV43tcQ/VIG0B-2aFfI/AAAAAAAAQmE/bIBw_5hweQM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120314_052646.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharing some screens from WoD today. Enjoy!<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LWy7Fs5FeOc/VIG0B-07RMI/AAAAAAAAQmM/ZYxS0MUkegM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_001051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LWy7Fs5FeOc/VIG0B-07RMI/AAAAAAAAQmM/ZYxS0MUkegM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_001051.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that rain.... ?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LPm7ogWmHnM/VIG0CSfIaAI/AAAAAAAAQm0/KoHgLz-A8y0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_052716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LPm7ogWmHnM/VIG0CSfIaAI/AAAAAAAAQm0/KoHgLz-A8y0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_052716.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New mount in the old outland.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ELDZVEudNpg/VIG0CsjH5YI/AAAAAAAAQmQ/QFKIhv4MrZc/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_062144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ELDZVEudNpg/VIG0CsjH5YI/AAAAAAAAQmQ/QFKIhv4MrZc/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_062144.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I always seem to hit the screenshot button on this phase of the Firelands fight, lol.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VMfKi7MX2Js/VIG0DBKR1jI/AAAAAAAAQmY/6EI3A4iM4BI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_174126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VMfKi7MX2Js/VIG0DBKR1jI/AAAAAAAAQmY/6EI3A4iM4BI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120414_174126.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New pet, Argo. 100% of the proceeds go to the American Red Cross to help with Ebola relief in Africa. He's cute and for a good cause!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KS46TM-udB0/VIG0DkpAgYI/AAAAAAAAQmc/PeOdjZzoRl8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120514_060345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KS46TM-udB0/VIG0DkpAgYI/AAAAAAAAQmc/PeOdjZzoRl8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120514_060345.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with toys, hanging out with friends. Seems you can often find a Blingtron outside the garrisons!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O9EFRFW8tNc/VIG0B83R0wI/AAAAAAAAQmI/lK_kDW27fNs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120314_042556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O9EFRFW8tNc/VIG0B83R0wI/AAAAAAAAQmI/lK_kDW27fNs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120314_042556.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing up an invasion with Dire at his Garrison, very fun and some decent rewards.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/12/eye-candy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-284963599766914927Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:49:00 +00002014-12-02T16:51:10.523-06:00AoMDecoratingEQ2ExpansionsGarrisonsHousingLFRMMOmmorpgPlayer HousingScreenshotsWarlordsWoDWoWDecember 2nd- Birthday Edition<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqNvExhJIuY/VH4-p3YjueI/AAAAAAAAQkc/vkFL1OBF8Mc/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_010200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wqNvExhJIuY/VH4-p3YjueI/AAAAAAAAQkc/vkFL1OBF8Mc/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_010200.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />It's my birthday! Another year full of great games and expansions to distract me. I still haven't picked up Dragon Age Inquisition. I've been so busy with other games I just haven't had time to really think about playing anything else, soon though. For now there is plenty going on in the month of December after somewhat of a content drought in many of my games.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />GW2 released another installment of The Living Story. Soon Wintersday will be here, which I plan on spending more time with. Last year I slacked off a bit and missed most of, if not all, of it. I didn't get through much of the last part of the LS, I got sidetracked. But I'll log in at some point to grab the update so I can play it when I am ready. The new open world should be interesting and I do hope to set aside some time to actually play through and explore. So glad to see content!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkJ43jxUn9w/VH4-qvC_FsI/AAAAAAAAQkY/TektG_yMSP0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_215330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MkJ43jxUn9w/VH4-qvC_FsI/AAAAAAAAQkY/TektG_yMSP0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_215330.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>WoW is releasing the first raid for Warlords of Draenor today (much <i>dooooown</i>time). Mythic releases in about a week or so and then LFR releases on the 16th of December. Which is a disappointment. Dire can't raid at a decent hour, so LFR helps players like him still participate. Our ilevels are sitting there waiting on us to enter the LFR scene. I'd love to be able to start gearing up a bit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dx2kazwWuBE/VH4-sb6wgiI/AAAAAAAAQkU/-TzaEfkjH1I/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120114_054010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dx2kazwWuBE/VH4-sb6wgiI/AAAAAAAAQkU/-TzaEfkjH1I/s1600/WoWScrnShot_120114_054010.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>WoD is still pretty fun. I am working on alts slowly. The hunter and warlock have their garrisons to rank 2. That is about all I can handle now. I can't even keep up with three most of the time, because of the resources needed. I figure I'll work on the hunters levels first and building on her garrison. The DK is always first priority as she has rank 3. The garrisons are still pretty fun, I really love this part of the expansion. I do wish there were more quests involved with running off into Draenor instead of to dungeons (looks at the inn). Not a huge fan of the dungeons this expansion honestly. I think they are more enjoyable as a ranged class, that is probably why. I also need to learn them to be able to tank them and I am being<i> very</i> lazy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CAw3mRpXbGk/VH4-p3J-uYI/AAAAAAAAQjw/UqHbQFy9jms/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_035454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CAw3mRpXbGk/VH4-p3J-uYI/AAAAAAAAQjw/UqHbQFy9jms/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_035454.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>I also wish we had a few optional daily quests to give us something to look forward to. Instead we have one, which is hit or miss. Some of the areas are just blah, simply because of the objectives. I don't want as many as were in MoP but a few here and there would break up the monotony. Still we have garrisons to work on, which is a nice change.<br /><br />My brother and a friend are playing again. It will be nice to play through this expansion with them. Looking forward to doing some dungeon runs eventually, always much more fun with friends. Maybe some old MoP raids with a group for mog gear... Sounds good to me :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DuD_zTQB7Eg/VH4_VxKyjPI/AAAAAAAAQlI/edx6K3P2Vbc/s1600/EQ2_000220.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DuD_zTQB7Eg/VH4_VxKyjPI/AAAAAAAAQlI/edx6K3P2Vbc/s1600/EQ2_000220.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>EQ2 has the new expansion out. I'm still reading mixed reactions on it. It is awesome... it is a sluggish horrible grind... and everything in the middle. I suppose it depends on the player. I do know quests do run out and I am not going to sit in a contested dungeon to level unless it is with my guild, which seems a bit dead lately. I have not picked up the expansion but I'll probably do that this evening. I also want the Rift expansion (for the gear unlocks and I want a boost for a character out of the last xpac) but I am waiting that out. I play a lot more EQ2 than that, so best I hold off.<br /><br />I do look forward to seeing the xpac in EQ2 and forming my own opinion. I picked up the isle of Refuge prestige home, since there was a double<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJliR9XAEIU/VH4_UagB79I/AAAAAAAAQk4/cR590EoG15o/s1600/EQ2_000217.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BJliR9XAEIU/VH4_UagB79I/AAAAAAAAQk4/cR590EoG15o/s1600/EQ2_000217.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>SC sale. It is a huge instance for housing. I am thinking of packing up my oak-mist glade and moving all my creations to the isle because they'd look better with the more 'open' feeling the zone offers. I just love this housing! I have a lot of memories from when I first started EQ2 and playing through the isle. It is nice to see this (now &nbsp;removed starter zone) as a housing area! I'm so excited about decorating it!<br /><br />That's it for today. Safe adventures!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m_9ubFGCEUI/VH4-p_bVY7I/AAAAAAAAQjk/pYW1KyydSqg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_193901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m_9ubFGCEUI/VH4-p_bVY7I/AAAAAAAAQjk/pYW1KyydSqg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112914_193901.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ePQfBTClpTg/VH4-roNVe7I/AAAAAAAAQkI/TIR8HQzKlA0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_113014_223810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ePQfBTClpTg/VH4-roNVe7I/AAAAAAAAQkI/TIR8HQzKlA0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_113014_223810.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0YvQTbQL4d4/VH4-rZXbpnI/AAAAAAAAQj8/jDl6OppNhxA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_113014_192721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mjz6e5du1A4/VH4_XtvtrVI/AAAAAAAAQlY/G-z_mw41CdM/s1600/EQ2_000223.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mjz6e5du1A4/VH4_XtvtrVI/AAAAAAAAQlY/G-z_mw41CdM/s1600/EQ2_000223.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/12/december-2nd-birthday-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-7085948509437664230Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:35:00 +00002014-11-27T04:35:16.586-06:00EQ2MMOmmorpgScreenshotsWoWHappy Thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AWvTe_JoAJ0/VHb6VaTjz-I/AAAAAAAAQgw/rzquTHrp7fw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112514_044034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AWvTe_JoAJ0/VHb6VaTjz-I/AAAAAAAAQgw/rzquTHrp7fw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112514_044034.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving! Sharing some shots from a couple of my favorite games: EQ2 &amp; WoW.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><a name='more'></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n59wqMyPmQ8/VHb5rnu7MrI/AAAAAAAAQgc/bjZDwgqiDNI/s1600/EQ2_000204.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n59wqMyPmQ8/VHb5rnu7MrI/AAAAAAAAQgc/bjZDwgqiDNI/s1600/EQ2_000204.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taming a pet on my new Beastlord</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3f8EK_v1eWU/VHb6VV1VyAI/AAAAAAAAQgs/zPYOg85WRIQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_192604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3f8EK_v1eWU/VHb6VV1VyAI/AAAAAAAAQgs/zPYOg85WRIQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_192604.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey there big guy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgERQLYnjZw/VHb6WzYUylI/AAAAAAAAQhM/vjHHh1x7gLg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_061434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dgERQLYnjZw/VHb6WzYUylI/AAAAAAAAQhM/vjHHh1x7gLg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_061434.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tranquil corner of Warlords.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvUfGMsq9hk/VHb6WiD85iI/AAAAAAAAQhE/Q8ZxdmpqFWw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_060723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvUfGMsq9hk/VHb6WiD85iI/AAAAAAAAQhE/Q8ZxdmpqFWw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_060723.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uzCQJP8u4Ls/VHb6WAS1bgI/AAAAAAAAQg8/oEoaabAcVHI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_011435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uzCQJP8u4Ls/VHb6WAS1bgI/AAAAAAAAQg8/oEoaabAcVHI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_011435.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Draenor sky.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6A_7adZjVEw/VHb6V1vmW7I/AAAAAAAAQg0/pcaaJ6vgMwo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_011401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6A_7adZjVEw/VHb6V1vmW7I/AAAAAAAAQg0/pcaaJ6vgMwo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_011401.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the stars.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2-GHN3-l63Q/VHb6XcPuDbI/AAAAAAAAQhQ/3SXAxSCmKfg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_061529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2-GHN3-l63Q/VHb6XcPuDbI/AAAAAAAAQhQ/3SXAxSCmKfg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112614_061529.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shadowmoon has so many beautiful places to gaze at.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IrQJb6kEyqE/VHb6X2c4NNI/AAAAAAAAQhc/-M_b5Z0ipcI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112714_022511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IrQJb6kEyqE/VHb6X2c4NNI/AAAAAAAAQhc/-M_b5Z0ipcI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112714_022511.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly leveling my hunter on the side.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07bsQBOTiLY/VHb7HAVGlRI/AAAAAAAAQhs/PXvqdDZNZoA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102514_012118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07bsQBOTiLY/VHb7HAVGlRI/AAAAAAAAQhs/PXvqdDZNZoA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102514_012118.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old photo, still a cool shot.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gvzLifoLQXM/VHb7HaoPPeI/AAAAAAAAQhw/lzrtZJdGGV0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110114_195350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gvzLifoLQXM/VHb7HaoPPeI/AAAAAAAAQhw/lzrtZJdGGV0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110114_195350.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stormwind from afar.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ng3E7ceozMM/VHb5romIblI/AAAAAAAAQgg/ywmEEFgD0QI/s1600/EQ2_000208.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ng3E7ceozMM/VHb5romIblI/AAAAAAAAQgg/ywmEEFgD0QI/s1600/EQ2_000208.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wings to match my merc.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGGStWRqnGM/VHb7H0W00BI/AAAAAAAAQiA/HlcFLHU16XA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_050531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGGStWRqnGM/VHb7H0W00BI/AAAAAAAAQiA/HlcFLHU16XA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_050531.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My partner and crime and I.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fDJVY2T1joI/VHb7HxIj86I/AAAAAAAAQh8/Oik_-TwM90M/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fDJVY2T1joI/VHb7HxIj86I/AAAAAAAAQh8/Oik_-TwM90M/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214102.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring with my son.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3pr8SwE6X8I/VHb7IufQOTI/AAAAAAAAQiE/ZmcjsdVt8Vo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3pr8SwE6X8I/VHb7IufQOTI/AAAAAAAAQiE/ZmcjsdVt8Vo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214106.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this area, very interesting (wow's version of the personal, yet random, druid ring)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbBMKhsh4gI/VHb7I9LKjjI/AAAAAAAAQiM/Yo6thVpdS0E/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbBMKhsh4gI/VHb7I9LKjjI/AAAAAAAAQiM/Yo6thVpdS0E/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214451.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good day for a picnic!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7k09sGAd1Es/VHb7JJQ1vWI/AAAAAAAAQiU/CTAEm1IDMjs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7k09sGAd1Es/VHb7JJQ1vWI/AAAAAAAAQiU/CTAEm1IDMjs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_214541.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crash and...sink?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLbyPQR7jE8/VHb7JhfQwTI/AAAAAAAAQig/lQmUYm3RCAs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_215353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLbyPQR7jE8/VHb7JhfQwTI/AAAAAAAAQig/lQmUYm3RCAs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_215353.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Druid.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01Xd7l-U56s/VHb7J2TkaQI/AAAAAAAAQio/vTBz9fGLGU8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_224810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01Xd7l-U56s/VHb7J2TkaQI/AAAAAAAAQio/vTBz9fGLGU8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110714_224810.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my fave mogs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tUToxIh6o9k/VHb7KL0LPCI/AAAAAAAAQis/6ESXbM8v8KU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110914_025039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tUToxIh6o9k/VHb7KL0LPCI/AAAAAAAAQis/6ESXbM8v8KU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110914_025039.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tranquility.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ycYAZ3r2osA/VHb7cZym5UI/AAAAAAAAQjM/bg6YdebSnPA/s1600/EQ2_000209.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ycYAZ3r2osA/VHb7cZym5UI/AAAAAAAAQjM/bg6YdebSnPA/s1600/EQ2_000209.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another look at the new Aerakyn race (female with merc).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lSGZWhumZKM/VHb7K3h5iMI/AAAAAAAAQi8/kZY9gg0MAyA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111114_031413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lSGZWhumZKM/VHb7K3h5iMI/AAAAAAAAQi8/kZY9gg0MAyA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111114_031413.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blast from the past, running old content.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IpfIYs2gQwk/VHb7KjmdjbI/AAAAAAAAQi0/jTWCYyJYjtA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110914_025255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IpfIYs2gQwk/VHb7KjmdjbI/AAAAAAAAQi0/jTWCYyJYjtA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110914_025255.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ciao!&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-1564568400682094092Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:14:00 +00002014-11-24T17:17:05.758-06:00AerakynAnniversaryCore Hound MountEQ2Everquest 2LFRMMOmmorpgMolten CoreRaidScreenshotWingsWoWTen Years Later: MC Raider<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HRXtmEs2lyY/VHO4ME4gJhI/AAAAAAAAQfk/X5CaNtpeluQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_045600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HRXtmEs2lyY/VHO4ME4gJhI/AAAAAAAAQfk/X5CaNtpeluQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_045600.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I managed to hit 100 in WoW last week, just before the 10th anniversary event began. Once there at the cap you still have to reach an item level of 615 (gear wise) to queue for Looking For Raid. Which requires you to do either heroics or PvP for gear. My son helped me <b><i>so</i></b> much with this, leaving me just a couple points short, in the process I started the legendary ring quest granting me an epic ring. Yesterday I managed to get there and queue for the anniversary Molten Core raid.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H5jZIkjSFeE/VHO4aGbC11I/AAAAAAAAQfs/X4jvUrIbH94/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_040027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H5jZIkjSFeE/VHO4aGbC11I/AAAAAAAAQfs/X4jvUrIbH94/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_040027.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>I have to say the anniversary 40 man Molten Core raid was one of the worst raids I've been on in a long time. It is long, it is drawn out and people just don't want to function most of the time. I didn't love it back in the day when it was current, I certainly don't love it now. The raid took entirely too long then as it does now for LFR. Personally, I think many bosses should have been removed for the event, they drop a small amount of gold, no use for them to be there.<br /><br />We actually had a tank sporting a <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=19019/thunderfury-blessed-blade-of-the-windseeker">Thunderfury</a> (level 60 legendary weapon) tanking the whole raid with it. Nobody seemed to care. We had tanks running to the zone to avoid a wipe (or rather, we all died and sat there unable to release as they ran). We had people facing mobs the wrong way and causing multiple wipes. Luckily we also had someone marking and explaining what to do to the raid on each pull. ONLY one boss in this raid drops anything and once you've completed it for the head item- the pet and enchant have a very, very low percentage drop rate. In the end I was glad I was there, glad I did it but it is one I don't care to ever do again. None of my alts will run through it. They can settle with the Molten Corgi pet :)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w48fE-qQg5Q/VHO4p4soGaI/AAAAAAAAQf0/ys6D0yv4Ds4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112314_051557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w48fE-qQg5Q/VHO4p4soGaI/AAAAAAAAQf0/ys6D0yv4Ds4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112314_051557.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garrison buddies! Dire on the left, Nelf in the middle and me on the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n9wnI96LARQ/VHO4xuQ6oUI/AAAAAAAAQf8/tw6JtfVi1Lw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112314_233340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n9wnI96LARQ/VHO4xuQ6oUI/AAAAAAAAQf8/tw6JtfVi1Lw/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112314_233340.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>Speaking of alts, I have not even started leveling any. I took a couple into the starting area and logged them out, while waiting on things in the garrison. I really won't mind leveling up other characters, the expansion is very enjoyable. I am just in no rush and have plenty to do. It is, kind of, boring at times at 100 because I don't really feel like doing things I should be, like daily quests. There are no real raids yet, not that I am in any rush at all. Dungeons are still a bit tough as people are still gearing up. For now I'm having fun with my main being the Death Knight.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--QYkCYRLDyA/VHO45iIxD2I/AAAAAAAAQgE/LidOMgwJqoI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_050409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--QYkCYRLDyA/VHO45iIxD2I/AAAAAAAAQgE/LidOMgwJqoI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112414_050409.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>My brother, Heri, and a friend will be starting up soon and I look forward to having them join us in the expansion. Oh, and <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/guide=29/pilgrims-bounty-november-25-december-2">Pilgrims Bounty </a>starts tomorrow, just in time for Thanksgiving. There are some new additions this year; a new cosmetic hat and pet. It lasts until December 2nd (my birthday!).<br /><br />I'm also trying to spend some time in EQ2. I have been having the urge to play, but not my main. I don't feel like healing much these days so I decided to roll up a new character. I was going to go with Shadowknight but I decided, instead, to start up another Beast Lord. I like playing on the new server so I figured I'd level one up here. I don't have the expansion yet, but I plan on getting it soon (birthday prezzy maybe?!). I want the CE for the healer merc, would go nicely with my new scout.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyHG9uRwwI4/VHO5H69ig_I/AAAAAAAAQgM/exHSUPNva2w/s1600/EQ2_000202.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyHG9uRwwI4/VHO5H69ig_I/AAAAAAAAQgM/exHSUPNva2w/s1600/EQ2_000202.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>I really love the new Aerakyn race. The female version is very cool. I am not as much of a fan of the male counterparts, they are simply too haggard and chunky looking. In the last expansion the Aerakyn race was around, as NPCs they were very sleek looking. These models don't match up to many expectations I feel. The female have human bodies, many people would have preferred elven bodies. Not a huge deal for me, I can have long pink hair, that's all I care about, lol.<br /><br />I hope to get a few levels this week, on the side. I have plenty of things to do, I actually enjoy leveling through old content in EQ2. That is one of the great things about the game, I never feel the need to rush to the cap, nor the feeling that I was really missing out because I wasn't at the cap.<br /><br />That's it for today. For those of you in the US of A, have a happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/11/ten-years-later-mc-raider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-8415369251515356040Fri, 21 Nov 2014 01:22:00 +00002014-11-20T19:22:26.700-06:00BodyguardsFollowersGarrisonHenchmanMercsMMOmmorpgScreenshotsWarlords of DraenorWoDWoWEye Candy- Greetings From Draenor!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k48idlLL9sk/VG6RuLwcxnI/AAAAAAAAQek/Ak0Qc6avpdA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_015906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k48idlLL9sk/VG6RuLwcxnI/AAAAAAAAQek/Ak0Qc6avpdA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_015906.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upgrade time! Upgrading to level two Barracks enables you the option to have a follower accompany you in your travels across Draenor. There are five <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/garrisonability=231/bodyguard">bodyguard </a>followers to chose from, once you gain them.<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyOQQnCtYvk/VG6Ru4ZD7yI/AAAAAAAAQe4/iFh-ZRgGgd0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_054707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyOQQnCtYvk/VG6Ru4ZD7yI/AAAAAAAAQe4/iFh-ZRgGgd0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_054707.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodyguards come with their own specific mounts. They also chug a potion after each fight, which refills their health to full.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-su4s7_cZ_N0/VG6R2jK5iuI/AAAAAAAAQfU/R2VIiYULWnU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_062924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-su4s7_cZ_N0/VG6R2jK5iuI/AAAAAAAAQfU/R2VIiYULWnU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_062924.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too many ogres!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--rk6xQBNPBk/VG6RuVG7c9I/AAAAAAAAQes/a5VGjUkCeXo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_021627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--rk6xQBNPBk/VG6RuVG7c9I/AAAAAAAAQes/a5VGjUkCeXo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_021627.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Currently one of my my favorite followers, he's pretty nice DPS.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BhyvstO7W8/VG6Rveog7QI/AAAAAAAAQe8/EvW_esAqBwM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_063731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BhyvstO7W8/VG6Rveog7QI/AAAAAAAAQe8/EvW_esAqBwM/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_063731.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gul'dan!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O5l1M9PTv1w/VG6Rv6beQ6I/AAAAAAAAQfE/Pcxw-i9bqGU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_064308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O5l1M9PTv1w/VG6Rv6beQ6I/AAAAAAAAQfE/Pcxw-i9bqGU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_064308.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flightpath.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wh_yzX8QjY4/VG6RuSmSahI/AAAAAAAAQeo/ZNgQoY5ZaQE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_031454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wh_yzX8QjY4/VG6RuSmSahI/AAAAAAAAQeo/ZNgQoY5ZaQE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_112014_031454.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This molten minion is a proc from the rank two blacksmith. Once you assign a follower you are able to grab two four hour buff, one being a proc which summons this tough fellow and the other being that weapons and armor don't take hits to repair. Very nice little bonus. Each station gives different perks.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/11/eye-candy-greetings-from-draenor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-8748036692233427816Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:24:00 +00002014-11-18T18:24:15.375-06:00eqEQ2GarrisonsLevelingMMOmmorpgRiftScreenshotsWarlords of DraneorWoDWorld of WarcraftWoWWarlords! (WoW)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iTkVmaYHuQM/VGvWfab9jFI/AAAAAAAAQbU/_qd_i3EAIJA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111814_060609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iTkVmaYHuQM/VGvWfab9jFI/AAAAAAAAQbU/_qd_i3EAIJA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111814_060609.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Warlords is finally here. I've been too busy enjoying it to sit down and write in my free time. I have to say Blizzard hit this one out of the park with Warlords of Draenor. I have seen so much good feedback, long gone friends returning, even our guild roster is bursting at the seams with returning players. What's so great about Warlords?<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hN6C3caZI3Q/VGvgr2tO2NI/AAAAAAAAQbs/2fJn1lvY4L4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_015919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hN6C3caZI3Q/VGvgr2tO2NI/AAAAAAAAQbs/2fJn1lvY4L4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_015919.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><b>Thoughts</b><br />I'd have to say it is just a mix of everything. The content feels just right. Rewards feel good, not just a random green for every quest. Maybe you'll get an epic. Things feel more rewarding all around, especially with the garrison tied into questing. Maybe a quest chain will reward a follower for the garrison! Exploration feels good, and so many rares are up because we can't just fly over the zone to kill them all. Never thought I'd say that but so far it is working. Everything feels so festive. WoW is at a really good place now, if Blizzard keeps going in this direction the game can't go anywhere but up. My honest opinion.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dgWpcUHeq-M/VGvgtPQUtnI/AAAAAAAAQcI/2w-iEiZu7ZE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111414_035459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dgWpcUHeq-M/VGvgtPQUtnI/AAAAAAAAQcI/2w-iEiZu7ZE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111414_035459.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_zhBI6LXQ8/VGvhlYB4HDI/AAAAAAAAQeU/FBm08Me2F_E/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111414_011209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C_zhBI6LXQ8/VGvhlYB4HDI/AAAAAAAAQeU/FBm08Me2F_E/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111414_011209.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>I decided to play my death knight up first. I've been enjoying it a lot before the xpac hit. I even started tanking. The DK was the first character I started playing when WoTLK released, which was a bit before I started writing here. It's a nice well rounded character and fun to play seriously again, even if it was my last to level to 90. The class is extremely durable and tanking is amazing. My son decided to level a druid from 1-90 the week before WoD hit and I did a lot of tanking once he hit the 80's. Which was actually quite fun, since then I always queue as tank.<br /><br />Dire is leveling the DK as well. I am sitting at 96, he's 95 and my son hit 100 yesterday. I'm not rushing as much as I could be. I have a foster puppy here with us so we've been trying to get him settled in. But I am really enjoying the expansion, I have not had this much fun in a long time. I'm also taking my time exploring EVERYTHING!<br /><br /><b>Impressions</b><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M6s7_n78Z9g/VGvgrw-FdfI/AAAAAAAAQbk/bmqnGo0tKEA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_023916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M6s7_n78Z9g/VGvgrw-FdfI/AAAAAAAAQbk/bmqnGo0tKEA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_023916.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>The music is nice. It really is, I often find myself turning it on to listen as I explore. The zones are <i>gorgeous</i>. Some of the most beautiful areas in the game are in Warlords. I wasn't that big on going back to Draenor but I will say TBC had some really great zones, so it has actually turned into a treat. And going back in time, seeing characters we know the story to, before the story has happened, well, that's pretty cool in all actuality.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBs0RSCk014/VGvgur8Ua8I/AAAAAAAAQcg/GrZoe23Vsfo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111514_032339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IBs0RSCk014/VGvgur8Ua8I/AAAAAAAAQcg/GrZoe23Vsfo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111514_032339.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a><br />Garrisons are very nifty. If you're not a housing nut they are very practical and you'll still enjoy them. If you are a housing nut, they still have some pull and a lot of fun things to do. While you cannot decorate them, you still feel as if you have your own place in the World of Warcraft. There is a lot of depth here. Even if you don't do professions you can still work on things through the garrison. Create armor, items, and so on. So there is a little bit of something for everyone.<br /><br />Rares are everywhere! Lots of fun items such as pets, cosmetic items you might want to transmog (very cool appearances this xpac), upgrades, and garrison resources, are all out there ready for you to scoop up! There are also puzzles and little hidden treasures around, which is fun to stumble upon.<br /><br /><b>Expansion Time!</b><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtkQm2d8CFk/VGvgr5y9VgI/AAAAAAAAQbo/JBei9jVuZCE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_015732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JtkQm2d8CFk/VGvgr5y9VgI/AAAAAAAAQbo/JBei9jVuZCE/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_015732.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>I'm really having a blast and it is also nice to have the guys playing again too! There were a few really cool expansions out recently. But WoW had the most pull. It offered a boosted 90, MONTHS ago with a pre-order. So I picked it up over the summer and have been waiting and ready for months.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9u4WFvvNtXc/VGvgs7otzzI/AAAAAAAAQcs/XyksSDpgqZ0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_181553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9u4WFvvNtXc/VGvgs7otzzI/AAAAAAAAQcs/XyksSDpgqZ0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_181553.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>EQ, EQ2 and Rift all had expansions. I am sure I'll pick up the EQ xpac one of these days. The level cap increased to 105, yikes. Out of them all this one was the second best deal IMO, compared to the others, if you buy the CE-- due to all you get. EQ2 was one of the worst. With a new race <i>not </i>included in the xpac, (cash shop) selling for two different package prices simply for cosmetic/flying abilities which must have seemed to be worth more money to the company. I passed on the xpac for now, I picked up the cheap race, which is very cool. I love the race. Finally long hair for females! I'll be leveling another alt instead of playing through the xpac anytime soon. The xpac sounds lack luster in many ways, from what I read. Questing runs out at level 98 or so, also the older zones took a huge nerf on xp (I take it even for mentoring?). They were were changed, to force players into the new content. So, I figure I'll wait for SOE to send in the clean up crew and then try it after things settle down.<br /><br />Rift looked great. The minion system is much the same as the system with the garrison followers in WoW. But it seems something with the file format changed, &nbsp;I have to DL the whole game again. Eh, I don't have time for that right now. I wanted to see how the new xpac was, it just <i>has</i> to be better than storm legion! I'm going to keep an eye on things see what players reactions are there.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jSOCmrQDgxE/VGvgsVR4BAI/AAAAAAAAQb0/_VrzS8fsdP0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_033422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jSOCmrQDgxE/VGvgsVR4BAI/AAAAAAAAQb0/_VrzS8fsdP0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_033422.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>For now WoD is a renewal of all things fun in WoW. We get a nifty 10th anniversary raid soon, can't wait for that, because of the nostalgia factor. It really is <i>great</i>. We have queues again! Which isn't so great for us. But it really is something to log in and see a queue after so long! Things have settled down on my server though. But still, that is something you don't see every day for a ten year old game. There is just a magic that WoW has, just when you think it might be all used up... You see that glimmer and sparkle again.<br /><br /><i>And if you didn't notice, we get a free five days to help smooth things over from launch issues. Which were not so bad for me, but others seemed to have a rough time with queues up to nine hours!&nbsp;</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>&nbsp;<img align="absMiddle" alt="" border="0" data-original="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2010/02/blizzimg4.jpg" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wow.com/media/2010/02/blizzimg4.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1100006103516px; margin: 0px 3px 3px 5px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #33498a; color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1100006103516px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: #33498a; color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1100006103516px;">J. Allen Brack</span></i><br /><center style="background-color: #ececec; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1100006103516px;"><div style="background: none 0% 0% repeat scroll rgb(32, 32, 32); border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #99ccff; padding: 3px; position: relative; text-align: left; width: 578.1875px;"><div style="padding: 5px;">In recognition of the difficulties so many of you ran into when trying to play over the first few days, we're adding five days' worth of extra time to every subscription in the Americas, Oceania, and Europe that was active as of Friday, November 14. Things are already in a much better place than they were going into the weekend, so I hope you'll now be able to focus on having a ton of fun with this expansion.<div align="right" style="font-size: 12px;"><i><a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/15269759060" style="color: #99ccff; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">source</a></i></div><div><br /></div></div></div></center><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZ4FBxOfeSE/VGvgs82aDzI/AAAAAAAAQb8/efCO_I2RIaQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_040146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZ4FBxOfeSE/VGvgs82aDzI/AAAAAAAAQb8/efCO_I2RIaQ/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111314_040146.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttddLjTbZbY/VGvgt1RZCVI/AAAAAAAAQcQ/e0tbWAEcbH0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_111414_060316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/11/warlords-wow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-4354009016419833902Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:29:00 +00002014-11-06T02:29:25.513-06:00Blazing WingseqEQ2expansionGW2HALLOWEENLiving StoryMMOmmorpgScreenshotsTransmogWoDWoWNew Toys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nm665aiRPo/VFsnctRc66I/AAAAAAAAQak/JzRXV4OvoIo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110414_033859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1nm665aiRPo/VFsnctRc66I/AAAAAAAAQak/JzRXV4OvoIo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110414_033859.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;Lots of things to look forward to this month. WoW has a new expansion heading out next week. GW2 just released a new part of the Living Story. EQ2 also has a new expansion heading out, as well as the first EQ, which was just released. Lots to look forward to and dabble with.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />That's about it as far as my interest can span this month. I am enjoying WoW a lot, but I am more than ready to leave Pandaria behind. I look forward to new lands and quests, new things to collect and discover. I also look forward to hitting level 100 in time for the 10th anniversary, which will have a lot of fun stuff to do--- at the level cap. So there is a bit of a rush, -that- I don't look forward to. I also wish it wasn't level based. So now I have to pick a main out of my six 90's to get 100 first... Because I am NOT leveling all six characters there by the end of this year. No way, not burning myself out so quickly.<br /><br />I'm leaning towards Hunter, Lock or my DK. I really love the DK since she is sporting a fancy heroic heirloom weapon from Garrosh, which makes all the difference. I managed to snag the staff, 2hander for melee and the bow, all heroic. They will be awesome for leveling! I am not sure which one just yet. I love playing ranged, but sometimes it is just nice for a change. Lots to think on. Also considering everyone in my family (even my brothers when they play) is already playing a plate character as a main. DK, DK, DK...Pally. Everyone, besides my son, loves Death Knights.<br /><br />This month the Darkmoon Faire is here with new additions. We have a few new toys to play around with, like the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/news=242332/wod-beta-new-darkmoon-faire-games-vanity-loot-pet-tamer-and-more">Blazing Wings</a>. Which was a very welcome toy to add to the toy box. If you haven't gotten them yet, there is still time. And, of course, next month and so on. I was a bit surprised to see Blizzard give us cosmetic wings. I suppose it helps to shush the lamenting of Demo locks (much like myself) who lost our glyphed wings (Dark Apotheosis). Now all my characters can have pretty wings. They're really cool, everyone seems to love them. Though there were some issues, which I am not sure were fixed, phasing not working and going to live. Which was quite messy and time consuming. I don't have any trouble doing the daily now. Basically people could steal your rings, which was a huge hindrance to get the 50 you need for the achievement, which grants the wings. And we got some nifty <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/guide=1323/day-of-the-dead-november-1st-3rd">costumes for Day of The Dead</a>, which kind of, sort of, flag you PvP. They're interesting. Sort of reminds me of the costume brawl items in GW2... Hrmmm. They are very similar indeed! Except you actually can die.... Lame.<br /><br />GW2 was a blast for Halloween. The first Halloween I was very unhappy and considered quitting, which led to a long break. This year was pretty awesome, I got everything I wanted except for one pet, which was super rare. I cannot complain, it was a blast with plenty of things to aim for and plenty of loot to grab. Tons of new toys to play with! Much better than the first. I have not started the new living story episode but I plan on working through it soon. It seems with the next few we'll be getting a <a href="http://dulfy.net/2014/11/04/gw2-carapace-and-luminescent-armor-sets/">new armor type</a>, this time we get shoulders. I'm looking forward to playing through this episode. GW2 is one of my favorite MMO games, it has so much potential, I hope it gets to that sweet spot eventually that I'm hoping for with some things like real/ semi real housing and guild halls.<br /><br />EQ2 I have basically slacked off with. I have been trying to focus mainly on GW2 on the side and getting ready in WoW for the xpac as my main staple. Mainly because Dire and my son are playing with me and I can't pass that up! It is fun playing with them, they seem glad to be back so I try to stay where they are playing because it is always more fun playing with family than playing alone--even if I don't get to transmog and play dress up as much as I sometimes do. Saves me gold., ha! But yes, I am looking forward to the xpac in EQ2. The new race looks very cool, winged humanoid dragon people. Which look like very pretty humans with wings. I wonder if we can race change to them? I am not leveling another character up so soon... I hope. I really want to play one, though they are in the cash shop as an additional item, and I already need to buy the xpac. I am putting this one on hold for now. There's also two different choices of the race, a cheaper one and an expensive one... Kind of odd if you ask me. Anyhow. I am sure I'll be playing again soon, I want to try the xpac, and the tenth anniversary will be this month as well! I can't wait.<br /><br />That's it for tonight, I'm off to nurse a headache. Have a great weekend!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6jE4GG1AjQ/VFsnZnDCRTI/AAAAAAAAQbA/irYmC7qT2D4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102614_021027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F6jE4GG1AjQ/VFsnZnDCRTI/AAAAAAAAQbA/irYmC7qT2D4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102614_021027.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heroic Garrosh kill, woot!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-za44cYwD1Lw/VFsnZk1WoWI/AAAAAAAAQZ8/bYLr01ExcA4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102714_033010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-za44cYwD1Lw/VFsnZk1WoWI/AAAAAAAAQZ8/bYLr01ExcA4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102714_033010.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e9FgWXmBF5I/VFsnZtpdMkI/AAAAAAAAQZ4/gGoEqLseVpI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102714_040313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e9FgWXmBF5I/VFsnZtpdMkI/AAAAAAAAQZ4/gGoEqLseVpI/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102714_040313.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I should make this my desktop background. Dire and I are always running this instance for the mount.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dXPZxYhQRbQ/VFsnaag1dzI/AAAAAAAAQaA/Lu_VGxZ8qhs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110114_205948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dXPZxYhQRbQ/VFsnaag1dzI/AAAAAAAAQaA/Lu_VGxZ8qhs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110114_205948.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently goofing off with Dire, my son took this shot while I was afk... lol.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T3Zh2p8gfHA/VFsnbwx6EPI/AAAAAAAAQac/BGtHggRzN7Q/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_055332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T3Zh2p8gfHA/VFsnbwx6EPI/AAAAAAAAQac/BGtHggRzN7Q/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_055332.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to the Black temple with yet another character.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eNWtVfJ1pII/VFsnb-jb5NI/AAAAAAAAQaY/WdXwAkb-HC0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_050531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eNWtVfJ1pII/VFsnb-jb5NI/AAAAAAAAQaY/WdXwAkb-HC0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_050531.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire and I with our new wings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lBzZKd5zu-Q/VFsnbfgAt0I/AAAAAAAAQaM/v5JwWj248Jg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_040308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lBzZKd5zu-Q/VFsnbfgAt0I/AAAAAAAAQaM/v5JwWj248Jg/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110314_040308.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out with an old buddy--Who still plays horde. So glad we have the battlenet chat!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bvKmH4Quj1I/VFsna0NBCnI/AAAAAAAAQaI/mINYeZ8XwCk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110214_171151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bvKmH4Quj1I/VFsna0NBCnI/AAAAAAAAQaI/mINYeZ8XwCk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110214_171151.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helping Dire with his fresh 90 mage on the isle.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_-_ppnj8Sg/VFsnc5tw9wI/AAAAAAAAQao/nwIbr0wODhA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110514_220029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_-_ppnj8Sg/VFsnc5tw9wI/AAAAAAAAQao/nwIbr0wODhA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_110514_220029.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lock with a goofy mog to match her wings.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/11/new-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-9147455183858859607Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:43:00 +00002014-10-31T16:43:55.741-05:00EQ2GW2HALLOWEENHolidayMMOmmorpgScreenshotsSpookyWoWHappy Halloween!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xWhoPjFAnlY/VFQCVuwK7_I/AAAAAAAAQZo/laxMKaR4UNU/s1600/gw940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xWhoPjFAnlY/VFQCVuwK7_I/AAAAAAAAQZo/laxMKaR4UNU/s1600/gw940.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Halloween Ghouls and Boils!<a name='more'></a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vr-ZJKsCjlc/VFP_JeBTTGI/AAAAAAAAQZg/wHFhOTRWQN4/s1600/EQ2_000165.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vr-ZJKsCjlc/VFP_JeBTTGI/AAAAAAAAQZg/wHFhOTRWQN4/s1600/EQ2_000165.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A spooky reflection.... EQ2. Haunted houses are always fun to explore.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XqiOthWz6Bw/VFP_IUOhbkI/AAAAAAAAQZY/RMaMQnFU694/s1600/EQ2_000198.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XqiOthWz6Bw/VFP_IUOhbkI/AAAAAAAAQZY/RMaMQnFU694/s1600/EQ2_000198.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding around on a spooky holiday mount in EQ2.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yXDX1-gPtsA/VFP-duk0rGI/AAAAAAAAQZE/H5Hfcabg8qI/s1600/gw980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yXDX1-gPtsA/VFP-duk0rGI/AAAAAAAAQZE/H5Hfcabg8qI/s1600/gw980.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bloody Prince, I like this event! Poor guy hasn't had it very easy with the MAD KING for a father. (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vfsE31WOP6c/VFP_Hd_K8lI/AAAAAAAAQZU/vzMFIqMVc7c/s1600/EQ2_000151.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vfsE31WOP6c/VFP_Hd_K8lI/AAAAAAAAQZU/vzMFIqMVc7c/s1600/EQ2_000151.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's Halloween without zombies? (EQ2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__WUQoqM0yY/VFP-dRXC5lI/AAAAAAAAQY4/iWMQuxTZau4/s1600/gw974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-__WUQoqM0yY/VFP-dRXC5lI/AAAAAAAAQY4/iWMQuxTZau4/s1600/gw974.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bloody Prince has been locked up for a looong time... Erased from history, until now.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s0nbHxIsmuY/VFP-dOcN_UI/AAAAAAAAQYs/w2ZmC9yWJYs/s1600/gw970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s0nbHxIsmuY/VFP-dOcN_UI/AAAAAAAAQYs/w2ZmC9yWJYs/s1600/gw970.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aw... do we have to kill him? You can get him as a min this year XD (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hSRGTRqJDTM/VFP-bzKjKrI/AAAAAAAAQYU/geCE2kugC5c/s1600/gw941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hSRGTRqJDTM/VFP-bzKjKrI/AAAAAAAAQYU/geCE2kugC5c/s1600/gw941.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of spooky illusions in GW2 this year.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh8FwEEyMnE/VFP-cvYfrWI/AAAAAAAAQY8/KrVIlk-_zuA/s1600/gw946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh8FwEEyMnE/VFP-cvYfrWI/AAAAAAAAQY8/KrVIlk-_zuA/s1600/gw946.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you're lucky you might find color changing jewelry in a trick or treat bag, these are pretty expensive. (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pNp0UX4xkQQ/VFP-ahW3-2I/AAAAAAAAQX0/FguzbWOucrA/s1600/gw897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pNp0UX4xkQQ/VFP-ahW3-2I/AAAAAAAAQX0/FguzbWOucrA/s1600/gw897.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock tower! (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kywpwxOQXdI/VFP-a3z01BI/AAAAAAAAQZA/8sHvHRGQZcE/s1600/gw898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kywpwxOQXdI/VFP-a3z01BI/AAAAAAAAQZA/8sHvHRGQZcE/s1600/gw898.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New spooky costumes this year! (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2vEU3kpJHE/VFP9lPFAX2I/AAAAAAAAQXc/VotjFH9czd0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102414_062224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2vEU3kpJHE/VFP9lPFAX2I/AAAAAAAAQXc/VotjFH9czd0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102414_062224.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not much has changed in Azeroth this year. Dire got his HH mount, I'm still trying. (WoW)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oAf0y91gkuo/VFP-a8TqCcI/AAAAAAAAQZI/OASss3LMraM/s1600/gw912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oAf0y91gkuo/VFP-a8TqCcI/AAAAAAAAQZI/OASss3LMraM/s1600/gw912.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chainsaw to the face... (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXFmp7Cg_gU/VFP-bCMYgMI/AAAAAAAAQYA/TVRubrN4O-8/s1600/gw916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xXFmp7Cg_gU/VFP-bCMYgMI/AAAAAAAAQYA/TVRubrN4O-8/s1600/gw916.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mad Realm. I'll miss it when it leaves, I love this zone. (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KoIDLEN1ul0/VFP-bXlh9qI/AAAAAAAAQYE/dEP3st5irEQ/s1600/gw923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KoIDLEN1ul0/VFP-bXlh9qI/AAAAAAAAQYE/dEP3st5irEQ/s1600/gw923.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knocking on holiday doors, tons of ToT bags to be had! (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fhpqPjadPGI/VFP-bvwf88I/AAAAAAAAQYQ/zlldqMX5aBo/s1600/gw935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fhpqPjadPGI/VFP-bvwf88I/AAAAAAAAQYQ/zlldqMX5aBo/s1600/gw935.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New holiday costume addition this year, totally easy to get. (GW2)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UOz5BCpgruQ/VFP-c1Ybh4I/AAAAAAAAQYw/E94PtUVqoiQ/s1600/gw958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UOz5BCpgruQ/VFP-c1Ybh4I/AAAAAAAAQYw/E94PtUVqoiQ/s1600/gw958.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">YOUR MAD KING SAYS..... Have a happy Halloween!&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/happy-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-6680096854973008128Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:47:00 +00002014-10-22T16:47:09.161-05:006.0.2ChangesMMOmmorpgNew ModelsScreenshotsSquishWoW6.0.2 Thoughts<b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RSAciQbtJdc/VEggxdHjn0I/AAAAAAAAQVc/mW86kWyt1_k/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_195822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RSAciQbtJdc/VEggxdHjn0I/AAAAAAAAQVc/mW86kWyt1_k/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_195822.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>Looking Good!</b><br /><div>Patch day has come and gone. The first thing I did was head to the barber. I really like how my characters turned out, for the most part. Some look drastically different in the face but the bodies and movements are quite similar when playing. Seeing the character from behind, they have the same look and feel.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh9MM3XHpVM/VEghAMer15I/AAAAAAAAQVk/x7DsXcVg4bA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_215217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qh9MM3XHpVM/VEghAMer15I/AAAAAAAAQVk/x7DsXcVg4bA/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_215217.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>I did notice that certain human faces look better with different skin tones. I saw faces that looked much nicer on characters paler than my human character, you could notice the shading better. You cannot change the skin tone in the barber shop, that's a 15$ charge if you decide that you really want one. Overall I am very happy with the look of the new models.<br /><br />I suppose the thing I like least about the changes would be human female eyebrows. Each choice is pencil thin and they are arched too high, giving them all a relatively same look. They are pretty but different brows would have gave them more definition. My brother hated the human males, while my son and Dire like them.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Class Changes</b></div></div><div>I am once again leaning heavily on playing my lock to 100 first, though maybe the DK since she is now a contender. The hunter on the other hand felt like it has even<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LZ5sNl4Q2Q/VEghFFDuXNI/AAAAAAAAQVs/ZkMYEjNNK8I/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101514_040412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4LZ5sNl4Q2Q/VEghFFDuXNI/AAAAAAAAQVs/ZkMYEjNNK8I/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101514_040412.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a> less choice on what abilities to use, not bad really, but it just didn't feel as fun as the lock. I also managed to hit 90 with my DK- Which I really like but feels much weaker than my mains due to her gear not being as good, being a fresh 90. She was easy enough to gear up and get to 509 ilevel within a couple of days with island gear and even the horseman rings help. My druid is still a horrible monstrosity of a class as balance. Whoever designed the mechanics for the class... really shouldn't work as a class designer. Overall lots of class changes, some for the better, some just make the classes feel boring. Not even going to complain, it's been this way far too long to even bother. For now I'm pretty happy with most of my characters, seeing them at 100 being fully fleshed out will make a difference.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are now level 100 talents listed, which look cool. I cannot wait until my lock gets 100, there is a talent for a permanent Infernal pet. Other classes such as my DK seem rather dull, I wish they were all fun talents. I'm looking forward to hitting 100 and getting out of Pandaria regardless.<br /><br /></div><div><b>Squishing Old Content</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9BtV-bRC9s/VEghSCsJg0I/AAAAAAAAQV0/W1NkoDGQCLk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101714_031711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9BtV-bRC9s/VEghSCsJg0I/AAAAAAAAQV0/W1NkoDGQCLk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101714_031711.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>So we had the big stat squish. Lots of people were worried that we'd not be able to solo old content, myself included. Things are much easier than before. Where groups were needed for the Firelands, you can solo and duo this content. Some classes might have an easier time than others, very much duo-able by any two classes; most classes won't have any trouble. It was a breeze. I am so glad I didn't do tons of these group runs, fresh things to do while I wait on the xpac. I have to say it worked out great. It was changed from the first day on live, to compensate for the lowered hitpoints of mobs, which I did notice it is still easy but not the speed of the first day (live).&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The big squish wasn't even that big. I mean, yeah we lost a lot of the bloat but I honestly thought we'd be lower than we are now. Some people are still sitting at around 100k hit points. I imagine the stats will get out of hand again rather quickly if Blizzard continues to add in such inflation through the life of Warlords of Draenor. We'll have to wait it out and see.<br /><br /><b>Quality of Life</b><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qj9xoaJK0fk/VEghb9CrP3I/AAAAAAAAQV8/w9g8eZrh6a4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_200656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qj9xoaJK0fk/VEghb9CrP3I/AAAAAAAAQV8/w9g8eZrh6a4/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_200656.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>The addition of the toybox was nice. Also a huge welcome to have more void storage and a personal bank tab for crafting materials (which stack to 200 now). Big help on inventory management! I think things will be quite fun at 100. Old content will be such a breeze for all classes, which will be great. Many old tier gear sets are selling for gold on vendors, where they were selling for valor/justice. Charms now upgrade gear. Frog groups on the isle are the best way to farm these. Basically thr group throws tons of aoe and just does a mass slaughter while ignoring each other. The plus side is it is quick, you can get around 1000 or so <i>in a good group</i> in around half an hour, 500 probably with a mediocre or small group; which would be one not pulling fast enough.<br /><br /><b>Thoughts</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oocEpR6NdjE/VEghlB1TE-I/AAAAAAAAQWE/0TVexCpnO-c/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_061457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oocEpR6NdjE/VEghlB1TE-I/AAAAAAAAQWE/0TVexCpnO-c/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_061457.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>I was very hyped and excited about this patch. It is a great patch in my opinion, Lots of improvements and I am glad to see these things in WoW. But I think that WoD is my last chance for WoW. If it doesn't deliver, if it stagnates I think I'll walk away for good. I love the game but I get tired of everything being tuned for raiding, classes being balanced around class sets (who designs a class around a set which will be replaced?!) for things that are made irreverent so quickly and so on. It is simply a game I pay for to enjoy in my free time. Things like LFR made things nicer for those of us who no longer care to have a raiding schedule. But when LFR is treated as if it is trash (no Garrosh heirlooms handed out as they are in the other modes which are 100% drop rate until the xpac), kind of annoys me.<br /><br />Those are just some of my thoughts after letting the patch sink in and playing again. Maybe I just need new content, as I have played six too many characters in Pandaria. I am having fun (most of the time!). Let's hope for a great expansion! So far things are looking good, I hope they continue to.<br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j43TtNJ4rUk/VEgiBqlbW4I/AAAAAAAAQWQ/1IeEJE3yi3U/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_224532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j43TtNJ4rUk/VEgiBqlbW4I/AAAAAAAAQWQ/1IeEJE3yi3U/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_224532.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New and improved Dark Portal!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jlFpeUrQNgw/VEgiBu_6-yI/AAAAAAAAQWU/7ZxaH0oU9J8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_235059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jlFpeUrQNgw/VEgiBu_6-yI/AAAAAAAAQWU/7ZxaH0oU9J8/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101414_235059.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nelf and I.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--JUpiO_WSAo/VEgiBoQOZlI/AAAAAAAAQWM/9auMtkssT3o/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101514_210802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--JUpiO_WSAo/VEgiBoQOZlI/AAAAAAAAQWM/9auMtkssT3o/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101514_210802.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hitting up Bling for illusions!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XJlp48MYomA/VEgiCaCOGgI/AAAAAAAAQWY/USx9l8AdYzs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_005517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XJlp48MYomA/VEgiCaCOGgI/AAAAAAAAQWY/USx9l8AdYzs/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101614_005517.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was nerfed in a hotfix this week, no skymirror usable on tree illusions anymore.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cQiyku3nVzE/VEgiCgSURrI/AAAAAAAAQW4/hbIUer-8sKk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101914_042933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cQiyku3nVzE/VEgiCgSURrI/AAAAAAAAQW4/hbIUer-8sKk/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101914_042933.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire's hunter visiting the barber.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ji2YAHCgn18/VEgiDFPRx5I/AAAAAAAAQWk/uzfSsOWXUCo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101914_212241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ji2YAHCgn18/VEgiDFPRx5I/AAAAAAAAQWk/uzfSsOWXUCo/s1600/WoWScrnShot_101914_212241.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonder where this portal will lead? (Stormwind)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LmAFKuSXVkU/VEgiDPvPyWI/AAAAAAAAQWs/PJR-c3z1NDU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102014_040142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LmAFKuSXVkU/VEgiDPvPyWI/AAAAAAAAQWs/PJR-c3z1NDU/s1600/WoWScrnShot_102014_040142.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dire and I, he's showing off his new ride I combined for him the other night.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqq40WcgNIE/U9ZL7QzRbCI/AAAAAAAAO-o/RFPpnoGGayE/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqq40WcgNIE/U9ZL7QzRbCI/AAAAAAAAO-o/RFPpnoGGayE/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/602-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-6684747950434292223Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:40:00 +00002014-10-13T23:40:45.205-05:00Adventure TimeWhat Time Is It?<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0ciStOdCGnk" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />Adventure Time! Too awesome not to share!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqq40WcgNIE/U9ZL7QzRbCI/AAAAAAAAO-o/RFPpnoGGayE/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hqq40WcgNIE/U9ZL7QzRbCI/AAAAAAAAO-o/RFPpnoGGayE/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/what-time-is-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-4697835022535680611Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:05:00 +00002014-10-13T21:05:40.892-05:006.0.2ChangesEQ2EventsEverquest 2ExpansionsFallGW2HALLOWEENMMOmmorpgNew ModelsPatch DayRiftThe Iron TideUpdatesWoWFall Lineup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz80DQDbXNw/VDyBsxHTJ2I/AAAAAAAAQVM/OsJREea_e40/s1600/EQ2_000185.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz80DQDbXNw/VDyBsxHTJ2I/AAAAAAAAQVM/OsJREea_e40/s1600/EQ2_000185.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />What do you plan on playing this fall? I had hopes that Landmark would hit open beta but that seems to be dragging out and I'd rather wait. I've already grabbed Warlords of Draenor, so that's a given. Speaking of WoW, tomorrow we get the 6.0.2 pre expansion patch- The Iron Tide! Very exciting.<br /><a name='more'></a>Tomorrow the new models are released for most of the older models (my Blood Elves cry about being left out). Even though I have seen the new models in videos and pictures, I can't wait to see how MY characters look with the new and updated models! I am so freaking excited. <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15910700/warlords-of-draenor-facial-customization-ready-for-your-close-up-9-16-2014">Yes, you can change the look</a> to something you may like better, if it turns out your character's new looks don't appeal to you. I've played since release and really never thought we'd see the day where they got updated. I didn't even realize this was part of the patch until my son pointed it out to me, which prompted a sitting in the chair victory dance with much fist pumping. After I had convinced everyone I wasn't having a seizure, I gave the patch notes a scan.<br /><br />On top of that, tons of changes. Lots of changes how gear and stats work, how armor will be more easily swapped between specs. My druid will actually get more time played again! And maybe I will finally finish up the cloak quest before it is removed, still a little bit of time left. The toy box comes out. THIS is what I've been waiting for, a new tab for crafting mats in your personal bank and 98 more void storage slots! MY BAGS ARE SO FULL on my mains!! A good day indeed... once we get past all the patch madness. Check out the list of changes <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15682579/the-iron-tide-602-patch-notes-10-13-2014">here on the official website</a>, it's one heck of a read.<br /><br />Lots of changes there. The expansion is due out soon. Halloween is heading our way, and yes, more horseman runs. Then we have the big celebration for the ten year anniversary with some cool events that will only be available for a limited time. I plan on deciding between now and then who will be the first to 100. The last few times I dabbled around with multiple characters to 90. This time it is more pressing for the limited time content. Until then I'll probably be farming monies with the 90's maybe making a few alts just to play around with the new looks on other races (like undead, lol) and getting my, oh so close, DK to 90. By then I should have six 90's to choose from... Ugh, decisions! Plenty to do, and now we can look good while doing it, heh.<br /><br />GW2 has sort of fallen off the radar. I just sort of lost steam when Dire wandered off. It wasn't as fun playing alone. I have been keeping tabs and I am sure I'll poke back in for holiday events. Rift has been on my mind. While I'm not a huge fan of Trion these days, I still miss the game. I have pondered purchasing the expansion but I think I will wait on it. Trion is having a real time of helping with tickets and horrible queue times on live chat, now that there is no call center. I think things need to cool off from the AA release.<br /><br />Speaking of.. Archeage, still playing but much less. The land issue is still a problem. While I have land my son doesn't and it is starting to become a problem as we wish to do more farming for lumber but just don't have the room to do so. Which sort of dampens the game. We might let subscriptions lapse until things calm down, maybe at the start of the new year? I am not sure. Still dabbling though, it is a lovely game in many ways but it still needs a LOT of work on bugs and exploits.<br /><br />EQ2 has taken rein over much playtime, as I mentioned in my last post. Always so much to do. So much choice in where to go as well. I really enjoy it. Some nights I blow a ton of time decorating my house, other times I grind out some quests or mentor down and do chrono missions. Plus, Nights of The Dead is keeping me busy. Loving it!<br /><br />That's the plan for this fall. I did get the urge to play something really creepy (The Secret World came to mind) after watching The Walking Dead premiere (it was awesome!), but I don't think that is really the game for me, when all is said and done. I already have too much to keep tabs on.<br /><br />Now, let's hope patch day runs smoothly! *Crosses fingers* Don't forget, tomorrow is also the big name purge!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>**Picture up top, for any wondering, is EQ2. The skeleton is the NoTD petmorph orc wand.&nbsp;</i></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/fall-lineup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-1496933823653713821Sun, 12 Oct 2014 06:31:00 +00002014-10-12T04:57:26.861-05:00AltsEQ2Everquest 2FluffHalloween. ChannelerHoliday EventsMMOmmorpgNoTDValorous WingsCreepy Nights In Norrath<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XQCnCcYUE0/VDoTtCbYMXI/AAAAAAAAQTU/H8HLpgmXqFM/s1600/EQ2_000174.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_XQCnCcYUE0/VDoTtCbYMXI/AAAAAAAAQTU/H8HLpgmXqFM/s1600/EQ2_000174.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally... My valorous wings! I have been trying for YEARS for these things.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I finally hit 95, the current cap, in EQ2. My new Channeler was the one to hit this milestone. It has been nice starting up on Antonia Bayle, the RP server. I have made some friends within the new guild, which have been great helping me level which has been quite fun to group with people again.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JFWFQGwYq2w/VDULipCAu0I/AAAAAAAAQTE/cw9VEdQ3Z9A/s1600/EQ2_000146.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JFWFQGwYq2w/VDULipCAu0I/AAAAAAAAQTE/cw9VEdQ3Z9A/s1600/EQ2_000146.png" height="169" width="320" /></a>Hitting 95 was a bit of a change, I had to start paying attention; or I'd find myself taking a trip back with death being swift as mobs are still conning orange, being six levels above me. Upgrading gear made a huge difference though, it was essential. Questing helps but it was just easier to pop into the broker and purchase some upgrades, some are quite expensive on this server so I didn't go crazy with it. But now I am having a much easier time and also gaining upgrades via questing. It is all starting to even out.<br /><br />So far I like the new areas. They are quite colorful, not as muted as some of the older content, both are fine with me though. I like the older areas too and often mentor down and adventure through many old favorite zones. Which is nice to have the option to mentor down and do older content. Especially the Kunark zones, as they have a very nice xp modifier. Especially through the later levels where you need SO much more xp for each level.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ayNPSXttLc/VDocM93EN0I/AAAAAAAAQTs/PmisUbF-e68/s1600/EQ2_000102.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--ayNPSXttLc/VDocM93EN0I/AAAAAAAAQTs/PmisUbF-e68/s1600/EQ2_000102.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>I'm currently working on leveling a paladin on the other account as a small side project, which is fun. I'm just power leveling it, which is easy. I'm not blowing through levels as it is a side project, we will see how it ends up! I can always use a tank for things where a merc isn't particularly ideal. Plus, maybe I can talk Dire into picking it up and playing it. He played the shadow knight on our old server, so the &nbsp;paladin wouldn't be that far off from it. It is something to do when I want a change, mentor down and travel around to old zones for a good reason. If anything the paladin will be a nice to have a pocket tank if ever needed.<br /><br />Other than that... NIGHTS OF THE DEAD IS HERE! The fall months are some of my favorite in EQ2. I love the events, especially NoTD. This year the same quests with a few extra things added, it is so awesome to see events added to and built upon each year. SOE really goes the extra mile with holiday events and they truly are the masters when it comes to this content. I really appreciate the cool additions and fun things to do for each holiday, it is always a welcome change! Spending plenty of time working on holiday content, I love the creepy stuff!<br /><br />A lot of my gaming time has been spent in Norrath lately. Having fun, making new friends, all around a good time. It is refreshing when I compare it to Archeage, more freedom in my personal opinion. I don't have to compete for farming land, watch my back or anything that just grinds on my nerves. Sometimes I just want to veg out and EQ2 is great for that. If you play on Antonia Bayle, feel free to say hello, I'm always on as Anjealous. And last but not least, I got my Valorous Wings today... I finally saw them going for auction and had to outbid everyone for them. I was so very happy that I won the bid. They never drop for me, after years of trying to get them, finally I did manage to get them anyhow. I'm a cosmetic junkie, I am truly in fluff heaven (pictured at the top of post). Have a great weekend!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3-uI2eWSNI/VDocNMiPEmI/AAAAAAAAQTo/eo6OAZjRp9c/s1600/EQ2_000106.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3-uI2eWSNI/VDocNMiPEmI/AAAAAAAAQTo/eo6OAZjRp9c/s1600/EQ2_000106.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rawr!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXF_bu3EMvI/VDocMl9cItI/AAAAAAAAQTk/E_FpsXYDZYA/s1600/EQ2_000107.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gXF_bu3EMvI/VDocMl9cItI/AAAAAAAAQTk/E_FpsXYDZYA/s1600/EQ2_000107.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out questing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IfIskcnER7E/VDocO2oRzlI/AAAAAAAAQT8/k15eFqyN3Yc/s1600/EQ2_000122.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IfIskcnER7E/VDocO2oRzlI/AAAAAAAAQT8/k15eFqyN3Yc/s1600/EQ2_000122.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He reminds me of my fat pug, lol.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKCC5bNWsF0/VDocPlHni-I/AAAAAAAAQUE/8S7u7wNgikk/s1600/EQ2_000144.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKCC5bNWsF0/VDocPlHni-I/AAAAAAAAQUE/8S7u7wNgikk/s1600/EQ2_000144.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dragons! These dragons bring back many memories from the first EverQuest game. They were a huge part of the lore and a big deal back in the day. I always had an awe of the EQ dragons, they were powerful and frightening. It feels great to see them here too, a little closer to home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIOaXU9hSuU/VDocPfU0FcI/AAAAAAAAQUA/EWVxCX6FtUw/s1600/EQ2_000150.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIOaXU9hSuU/VDocPfU0FcI/AAAAAAAAQUA/EWVxCX6FtUw/s1600/EQ2_000150.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up, up and away...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiWuE2HkRB8/VDocQlG_uZI/AAAAAAAAQUM/NoafGn0IRzc/s1600/EQ2_000151.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xiWuE2HkRB8/VDocQlG_uZI/AAAAAAAAQUM/NoafGn0IRzc/s1600/EQ2_000151.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing some hedge quests, love this zone.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Po9uaG8FuNg/VDocTN1leLI/AAAAAAAAQUg/HbQotvAMeU4/s1600/EQ2_000158.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Po9uaG8FuNg/VDocTN1leLI/AAAAAAAAQUg/HbQotvAMeU4/s1600/EQ2_000158.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NoTD Umbral mount, all thorny and cool. He's my favorite mount currently.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cU3mxWLsY0E/VDocTRPkyZI/AAAAAAAAQUc/xp9T7UBezm8/s1600/EQ2_000160.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cU3mxWLsY0E/VDocTRPkyZI/AAAAAAAAQUc/xp9T7UBezm8/s1600/EQ2_000160.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NoTD pet illusion (Lich).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDq_VqX8v-M/VDocThQ6zBI/AAAAAAAAQUo/YzpUewMfMMw/s1600/EQ2_000163.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iDq_VqX8v-M/VDocThQ6zBI/AAAAAAAAQUo/YzpUewMfMMw/s1600/EQ2_000163.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that reflection moving.... Seems like I've been here before.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N9kFKQkBlCY/VDocUhoW1QI/AAAAAAAAQUk/fzj6syLJtUU/s1600/EQ2_000167.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N9kFKQkBlCY/VDocUhoW1QI/AAAAAAAAQUk/fzj6syLJtUU/s1600/EQ2_000167.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NoTD skeletal wings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OT-GohSEuew/VDocWP1bPNI/AAAAAAAAQU4/qLvyHvABWY8/s1600/EQ2_000168.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OT-GohSEuew/VDocWP1bPNI/AAAAAAAAQU4/qLvyHvABWY8/s1600/EQ2_000168.png" height="338" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tank alt and my main. New skeletal mount... LOVE this.&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/creepy-nights-in-norrath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-4543358026794040261Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:27:00 +00002014-10-08T16:27:30.877-05:00Take time out from regular gaming at the online casinos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="geek station by striatic, on Flickr" height="500px;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/VI8c8Bs6QWmuLXs-sLngH7kqukaoJrp2b_BgqF76Sd7C0NNyAXdPzA_VUPA3lVBfBNpCUVP2a7iSbHJyE_AJFHTjNRUAuxP8DbP_IDMsE-QvhwC2KPkiupl-m3OWeQTyzZRgh2fXLLQ" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; transform: rotate(0rad); white-space: pre-wrap;" width="333px;" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License" height="15px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/CT9S9wVqIfZQ1zJew91HAQ3DXG1rtXatHaBGOA2paIy9n_DGUZHrlSgWxN2h4al4Un3CPEnagnQCrRaBmS6V7gjdLSsjXYPZS0ygfloRUKR4RipnXyj9b5sae2_omIe4BUe1glsiCtY" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="80px;" />&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-ee6336fa-f1a5-6e23-51fa-64659424209a"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/striatic/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">striatic</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.imagecodr.org/" style="text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</a> </span></span><br />Although you may have your favourite games that you like to return to again and again, there’s a<br />lot to be said for variety and in gaming online, you couldn’t ask for more variety in one site than you<br />find on a casino gaming website.<br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee6336fa-f1a5-2856-7fdf-2773e9fb3a3f"><br /></span><a name='more'></a><br /><br />Not only do you get to play all the casino classics like roulette, poker and blackjack, but you can<br />also play to other games like bingo, keno and scratch cards, all on one account with one login. At<br />bgo for example, you can even play to <a href="https://www.bgo.com/">beat the boss at bgo's online casino</a> which means taking up<br />the challenges laid down by the bgo ambassador, actor Verne Troyer. These include things such as<br />playing the ‘broken machines’ which give out more cash than they should, winning free spins that<br />can be used on other games on the site and accepting the boss’s challenges to win extra cash prizes.<br />Many sites also have the option to play live casino, too, where you have real flesh and blood dealers<br />handing out the cards. It’s like having a skype call with a casino!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The great thing about playing casino online is that you can dip in and out of it at any time. There’s<br />no need to clear an hour or more to play; you can fit a few rounds of one game or another in with a<br />coffee break, and then carry on with your day.<br /><br /><br />So how do you decide which the best casino site is? There is a huge amount of choice out there, and<br />while it may make it a bit harder for players to decide which site is right for them, the good thing is<br />that there is a lot of competition between the sites to get new players on board. And that means<br />free playing credit is up for grabs. All the main casino sites offer a no-deposit bonus for prospective<br />players to have a look around their site and play a few games with real money. These no-deposit<br />bonuses are a small amount which is valid for a short period of time. Having tried it out a particular<br />site with a no-deposit bonus, you may then decide to put your own money in. The bonuses range<br />from a 100% match bonus, through to those that give you 200% or more of what you’ve put in.<br /><br /><br />Many sites like Sky Vegas, 888casino, bgo and Royal Vegas have different promotions running all the time. For example, you might get a re-deposit bonus of 50% on second and subsequent deposits,<br />and some sites run promos around their brand ambassadors. <br /><br /><br />And if you sign up for one site and then find another one that looks more interesting, there’s nothing<br />to stop you from opening an account on a different site. Probably best to only keep one running at a<br />time, though, as you can then <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/04/your-money/household-budgeting/review-apps-to-track-income-and-expenses.html?_r=1">keep track of your spending</a> more easily. Some people only ever play<br />casino and never play any other games, but for most of us, the fact that you can play casino games<br />whenever you feel like it, even if it’s just for one spin of a slots game, that’s what makes having an<br />online casino account so useful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/take-time-out-from-regular-gaming-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-1987097052811532666Sat, 04 Oct 2014 02:14:00 +00002014-10-03T21:14:59.567-05:00AAAdventureArcheageFarmingHousingHusbandryMMOmmorpgPvPSandboxScreenshotsTrionArcheage- A House To Call Home<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yufgbjeZi4o/VC9TVSnZZtI/AAAAAAAAQP0/mrTFv4eBt6U/s1600/ScreenShot0285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yufgbjeZi4o/VC9TVSnZZtI/AAAAAAAAQP0/mrTFv4eBt6U/s1600/ScreenShot0285.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a house!! Small but still a house!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I'm still at it in Archeage. There have been moments where I wondered if this is the game for me though. At heart I am not into [open world] PvP but I do think the other elements of the game are really fun. I like the farming system, housing is more functional that decoration (as in creating) and things such as trade runs are really cool as an alternative of things to do. My son has also been playing, which has made it a lot more fun.<a name='more'></a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8AxYSCxcwU/VC9TgXQ-EhI/AAAAAAAAQP8/ZcRb2qyvweg/s1600/ScreenShot0261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c8AxYSCxcwU/VC9TgXQ-EhI/AAAAAAAAQP8/ZcRb2qyvweg/s1600/ScreenShot0261.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>Since my last post I've been chugging along. I finally built my house yesterday. It took awhile of farming wood through scrounging random trees in the wee hours and planting small trees on my meager farm plot. I also managed to get with it and mine 500 stone one night when nobody was competing for it, which rarely happens. My son moved a scarecrow plot beside mine, in front of the house and now we help and tend each others animals and crops so we can do trade runs. He does far more than I (with runs), but I tend the area a lot. Which leads me to stockpiling the chest I installed into the house to stock up on items to make packs for trade runs. I was very happy to get that set up. A big milestone for me! I came into this game knowing absolutely nothing about it. I didn't pre-order, I didn't beta, I didn't keep up much besides occasional blog posts by other bloggers.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>We currently just have the smallest house, but after reading how some people can't even find land, I'm happy with what we have. It gets time consuming taking care of all the animals and crops, a bigger house plot would just be more work. I also made an alt, leveled it to ten and did the work to get another small scarecrow plot to plant down, it isn't next to my house, but it is diagonal so I am happy with that. All together we have three small scarecrow plots. I REALLY wanted the large scarecrow but after two attempts I gave up. I had two packs stolen by hordes of level 50's riding in packs (on boats) killing off players as they got close to land. My poor rowboat didn't stand a chance. I was so proud how far I got, (I managed to survive jellyfish attacks!!) then my packs were stolen and I just felt so very blue about the whole deal. Very unfair as I was only 25 at the time. I don't care for PvP in this game, it is the PvE that draws me in. I feel that the large scarecrow quest is a bit unfair, forcing players to go out into dangerous territory. Say what you want, I think it's crummy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hO4Z_BigFxM/VC9Tmir3M8I/AAAAAAAAQQE/odFdzxW4zSo/s1600/ScreenShot0108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hO4Z_BigFxM/VC9Tmir3M8I/AAAAAAAAQQE/odFdzxW4zSo/s1600/ScreenShot0108.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>Players in this game are a mixed bunch. I don't think this is the best type of game to be F2P honestly. Lots of spam, horrible language, ZERO moderation. Best to not read most of the chat, as a lot of it is beyond being vulgar/offensive and just plain out a waste of time to bother reading. I cannot say anything good about the community thus far, not impressed.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The game is probably the closest thing you'll see to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, except it has PvP thrown in and isn't feeling as free to explore. I want to sail around on my boat but that ins't an option, I get slaughtered by 50's who just want to kill for kicks. They sail around in packs, which isn't cool. Though what I have seen of the world is open and expansive. I love it. I just wish I was free to explore more of it without getting interrupted by players with nothing better to do than bother others. Which is why it is very unlike me to play anything like this game.&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-11BiwieJoKc/VC9Twm2FuII/AAAAAAAAQQM/cbmpAB85Ao0/s1600/ScreenShot0250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-11BiwieJoKc/VC9Twm2FuII/AAAAAAAAQQM/cbmpAB85Ao0/s1600/ScreenShot0250.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>My son and I upgraded our gliders, which was really cool. They go a lot faster! We want to work on making some vehicles but we need to gather more tokens to buy the plans. We'll get there one of these days, if we indeed keep playing. We're both patrons. Which I did NOT intend to happen. However, I got sucked into the fun aspects of the game. I stated a few times that I was done playing, done for good... then I think of my poor chickens how they need to be fed, my goat needs to be sheared, and I find myself logging back in.</div><div><br /></div><div>The questing isn't anything special but it is also not bad. I enjoy it for the most part. Some people save labor for other things but I use it to open all my purses I loot, you can make okay money doing so. I don't play heavily as others so I need to also burn up labor points when I can.&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRcZ3AaiC-o/VC9T7RHtCGI/AAAAAAAAQQU/mK6xaKPxPrU/s1600/ScreenShot0235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRcZ3AaiC-o/VC9T7RHtCGI/AAAAAAAAQQU/mK6xaKPxPrU/s1600/ScreenShot0235.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><div>Dire has been watching me play, I think he is intrigued but doesn't feel he has time to enjoy it. I think he would, he seems to miss PvP from WoW so he'd at least be able to find some here. I've been trying to write this post for a week now, so busy these days! I'll try to update progress and share thoughts for those interested as I can. I'm sitting at 29 now, not much further to go... Most of it is from farming! There's just something really good about Archeage that keeps me coming back. Enjoy the pics!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RGmiEqJIATw/VC9UsjVeyEI/AAAAAAAAQQk/_j5HgJnC_3Q/s1600/ScreenShot0155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RGmiEqJIATw/VC9UsjVeyEI/AAAAAAAAQQk/_j5HgJnC_3Q/s1600/ScreenShot0155.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mcJYOnjwqY/VC9Uss21ovI/AAAAAAAAQQg/YBjBIr72I3Q/s1600/ScreenShot0156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mcJYOnjwqY/VC9Uss21ovI/AAAAAAAAQQg/YBjBIr72I3Q/s1600/ScreenShot0156.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rxnMFGjN5ZA/VC9U0J0f8vI/AAAAAAAAQSY/FK3F6Rn9dig/s1600/ScreenShot0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rN-c2p83IYU/VC9UynH_eMI/AAAAAAAAQSE/m7mIFyyLF9g/s1600/ScreenShot0255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rN-c2p83IYU/VC9UynH_eMI/AAAAAAAAQSE/m7mIFyyLF9g/s1600/ScreenShot0255.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jm9cqAZ0OVU/VC9UzTXZfeI/AAAAAAAAQSQ/MMtmPwpulp8/s1600/ScreenShot0286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jm9cqAZ0OVU/VC9UzTXZfeI/AAAAAAAAQSQ/MMtmPwpulp8/s1600/ScreenShot0286.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div>http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/10/archeage-house-to-call-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-5389138236031688308Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:01:00 +00002014-09-23T17:02:08.795-05:00AAArcheageEQ2Everquest2ImpressionsMMOmmorpgReleaseSandboxPoking About (ArcheAge, EverQuest 2)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Z9tUEqI0vo/VCHlUw3J8OI/AAAAAAAAQO0/oUO-Js5tOlc/s1600/ScreenShot0058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1Z9tUEqI0vo/VCHlUw3J8OI/AAAAAAAAQO0/oUO-Js5tOlc/s1600/ScreenShot0058.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>ArcheAge</b><br />I wanted to do a first impression of Archeage but things just haven't gone as planned with queues. So, I figured I'd just lump in some thoughts in a post of what I've been messing about with. Throw out some thoughts and show off some pictures.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyOeY5Bk6js/VCHlvcTF_rI/AAAAAAAAQO8/ld-Xfh64Voo/s1600/ScreenShot0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyOeY5Bk6js/VCHlvcTF_rI/AAAAAAAAQO8/ld-Xfh64Voo/s1600/ScreenShot0047.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>My first impression of AA was pretty meh. I don't think I liked the starting area as much on the first character (Elven). I thought the characters were very lacking. I took some time to play around with the character creator and found you can really make some interesting and even beautiful characters (thought they don't always look as they do in the generator, once in game, trial and error here). The game is dated looking in some areas but it still has a pretty quality. My second impression after my initial try was much better. Except for queues, those are horrific but I imagine in a month they will be quite tame and in two months nothing like we are seeing now. Just the nature of the beast, as everyone and their brother wants to try the game out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--viQXA8-olM/VCHoAHXUqsI/AAAAAAAAQPI/xFHad8J7Wmc/s1600/ScreenShot0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--viQXA8-olM/VCHoAHXUqsI/AAAAAAAAQPI/xFHad8J7Wmc/s1600/ScreenShot0014.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div><br />The game has charm to it. I haven't gotten too far but getting a pet, which follows you around and allows you to mount it, that was really a high point. Especially at level six, heh. He was a very cool looking pet at that (pictured above)! The questing is pretty much the same as in any basic MMO but what I look forward to is the more sandbox elements of this game. I don't know how much I'll actually play, I enjoy it, but the PvP is an aspect I'm not a big fan of. So, we'll have to see.<br /><br />The combat is decent, more classic. I like it, it has a good feel to it. I also like the different specs you can build and all on one character. Never the need for an alt if you don't want to.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rT6yGopAedk/VCHoMqodneI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/AXMytUsN5Vc/s1600/ScreenShot0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rT6yGopAedk/VCHoMqodneI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/AXMytUsN5Vc/s1600/ScreenShot0044.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>I did want to try the game, give it a look and see what I personally thought of it. Since it is free there isn't anything to lose, except time. I recommend trying a new server, for lower queue times and if possible later at night if you can, absolutely no queues for me then. It does sometimes remind me of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes in the open areas. I had thought of writing this game off but so far it is something to play in the wee hours before bed.<br /><br />The bad side is that there is a flood of gold spammers, too many people in the starting areas, too many people in a lot of the questing areas. It is a bit jarring, all these people stealing mobs from others, bumping into people (which pushes the character), but all in all I've not had anyone rude to me. The gold spam is the biggest annoyance. It is constant. It will smooth out, maybe not as quickly as TESO and WildStar, due to this being a FTP release, but it will. Trion has added a few new servers, which is good.<br /><br /><b>EQ2</b><br />I've been working on my new channeler in EQ2. I recently moved to a new server, Antonia Bayle, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9wJGKsWuOeI/VCHqO6WxANI/AAAAAAAAQPc/mpUkDcgAEkU/s1600/EQ2_000099.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9wJGKsWuOeI/VCHqO6WxANI/AAAAAAAAQPc/mpUkDcgAEkU/s1600/EQ2_000099.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>because I've always wanted to try it out. I found a guild that moved here from one of my old home servers (Crushbone) and they are really some great people. A very small and friendly guild, it really is nice to have friends to play with. An exceptional bunch of people!<br /><br />We even have some brand new players, which I try to help out as I can. I sent a couple of them some plat to buy mounts at low levels, which was exciting. I know that was the first thing I wanted upon starting the game back in 2007. It was much harder then. it is fun to see the game through fresh eyes, to join in on the excitement. I love helping new players get their footing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NPcHUsUpPnY/VCHqdiT1qWI/AAAAAAAAQPk/j8orgaOeYNI/s1600/EQ2_000087.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NPcHUsUpPnY/VCHqdiT1qWI/AAAAAAAAQPk/j8orgaOeYNI/s1600/EQ2_000087.png" height="169" width="320" /></a></div>My channeler is 93 now, two levels from the cap. I need to get those last two levels knocked out but I've been decorating my 'house'. Which has been a lot of fun. It has also been fun returning. The next expansion is out before long, about the same time as WoD. I don't know what I'll do then, as I already picked up the WoW expansion, too much to play, lol.<br /><br />All in all I am enjoying my time playing in Norrath again. Dire asked me if I wanted to play EverQuest again, I wish he'd just move over to EverQuest 2! Ah well.<br /><br />That's it for today. I'm still dabbling in WoW with an old friend and guild on the Horde for challenge mode stuff but nothing interesting there to report yet. Have a great week!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzgupi0-11w/U9ZJ94KdLLI/AAAAAAAAO-c/PN0Txsjt184/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/09/poking-about-archeage-everquest-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787395619953110652.post-8942553489428826698Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:43:00 +00002014-09-16T16:43:34.330-05:0010th AnniversaryAnniversaryChangesexpansionHeirloom ChangesMMOmmorpgName PurgeWarlords of DraenorWorld of WarcraftWoWWoW- Prepping For WoD: Linkage<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SJkhA4_mXkM/VBitGSbDRgI/AAAAAAAAQN0/Qakxb88Djk0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_083014_230943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SJkhA4_mXkM/VBitGSbDRgI/AAAAAAAAQN0/Qakxb88Djk0/s1600/WoWScrnShot_083014_230943.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>We still have some time before WoD and 6.0 hit, if you play WoW regularly you're probably already in the know on most of the changes and upcoming details. However, if you're like me and haven't been playing as much, you might find that there are changes in the works that you want to prepare for. Today I thought I'd share some links with some information on what is to come, what you can watch out for.&nbsp;</i><br /><br /><b>The Great Name Purge!</b><br />First off, if you haven't logged in for ages (you might still not want to if it has been thaaaat long), but you might be concerned with your character's name being lost. If you have not logged in since November 11, 2008, you could lose your name. Or rather, you will. How to save your name? Why you'll need to log in (with each character)! Check out the official post <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15910697/release-the-names-character-name-reclamation-coming-9-15-2014">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>For Great Justice (and Valor)!</b><br />Big Bear Butt has a good post on how to spend your valor and justice, what to do with it and what you might want to farm with it before 6.0 goes live. A very handy post, I wasn't really aware of the changes myself. Check it out <a href="http://thebigbearbutt.com/2014/09/15/justice-honor-im-the-guy-with-the-gun/">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Heirlooms on Vacation.</b><br />With the previous topic sort of tied into this one, it could be something to take into account. You might want to farm that heirloom before the vendor goes on vacation. I did read that heirlooms will be sold for gold but this post confuses me. So, if there is an heirloom you wanted to get but keep putting off, check out this post <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/heirloom-vendors-to-be-removed-in-patch-6-0-2/">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Whack a Mole 6.0: Healing Changes.</b><br />And... healing is getting more 'interesting' (again). I don't think there really is a way to make whack-a-mole more interesting for players who don't find it fun to begin with. I think it is fun to be able to support and help your party as a healer, not worry about mana issues constantly. I cringe when I think about Cataclysm and the healing changes and how I quit healing through this expansion, the only one I did this with. There are some changes headed for healers, check out the article from WoW Insider <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/09/15/warlords-of-draenor-ion-watcher-hazzikostas-on-healing-in-dun/">here</a>. Maybe it isn't so bad?<br /><br /><b>Free WoW! ...Sort of.</b><br />WoW is <a href="http://media.blizzard.com/emails/fwow/wowfinal.html">free to new players until September 26th</a>. Ten more days to.... dig through your email. That's right, only an email promotion for players who play <i>other</i> Blizzard games. Or something like that. It is all confusing and worded weird. <a href="http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/09/03/new-players-get-world-of-warcraft-free-until-september-26th/?cps=gravity">WoW Insider had a post on it</a>, which ends up with it seeming a lot less exciting for non blizzard customers once <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/14058817041#10">explained</a> by a Blizzard poster. But, you might want to check through the email if you fit this criteria. Or maybe pass it along to a friend, they could have an email sitting there in the spam folder.<br /><br /><b>10th Anniversary Events... Moar Levels!</b><br />And to wrap up this post, Blizzard has an article up which outlines WoW's 10th anniversary. Very exciting and all, but there are some things to take into account. This event will last for about two months, which is very nice considering there is a raid tied to it, a cool new PvP map as well. But you're going to need to get some levels to participate. I am pretty boggled that the company would want to rush players to end game after such a long content drought. In my honest opinion I think this event should have dropped six months before the anniversary and had a grand finale on the day of. Such as: <i>Log in to claim your corgi!</i> Or something... That way people would have had something interesting to do while waiting for the xpac, enough time to play through with alts and so on. Just really enjoy it and not feel rushed. But that's just me. What do I know. You can find all the details <a href="http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15787801/preparing-to-launch-warlords-of-draenor-celebrate-10-years-of-world-of-warcraft-9-10-2014">here</a> on the official website.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Gx3BpsN5-g/UebDWi00ZEI/AAAAAAAAMBM/5XOTzhvyZio/s1600/ECTMMO-%2BLOGO.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.ectmmo.com/2014/09/wow-prepping-for-wod-linkage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (kaozz)0